Is the character nookie Thompson in boardwalk empire fictional?
Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire is a fictionalized version of
the real life Enoch Lewis Johnson (who shares the nickname of
Nucky). Johnson was a Atlantic City, New Jersey politician and
racketeer throughout the Roaring Twenties. The HBO series
accurately portrays Nucky's influence in Atlantic City as Thompson
was a avid philanthropist.