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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
Boston Blackie comes to mind. Although his creator Jack Boyle wrote only one book about the fictional jewel thief with a heart of gold, there was a long running radio series, several movies, and a tv show based on his character.
And then, of course, there's Aladdin.
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There was Raffles, but Raffles was a gent; neither Eddie Coyle nor Arthur Simpson could be called that, although Arthur has pretensions.