Norman Bruhn
Introduction
Norman Bruhn (1894-1927) was a notorious Australian thief, standover man and pimp who was probably best known as a key member of Tilly Devine's Sydney razor gang.
His life and times were portrayed in the television series on the Nine television network in Australia, Underbelly: Razor.
Life and Death
On orders from Squizzy Taylor, after the two fought for control of Melbourne's sly grog trade, Bruhn moved from Melbourne to Sydney in November 1926 and within months was the number-one criminal in the Kings Cross - Darlinghurst area. His razor gang comprised John "Snowy" Cutmore, George "The Midnight" Raper" Wallace, and Frank 'Razor' Jack Hayes.
Bruhn was shot and killed in 1927 during a hit ordered by former associate Snowy Cutmore, who himself died with Squizzy Taylor in a Melbourne shoot-out some four months later.