Dion obanion bio
Charles Dion O'Bannion. Irish-American gangster Charles Dion O'Bannion, nicknamed "Deanie", was, unlike many of his fellow contemporary gangsters, born and raised in the US. From the small Illinois town of Marca, his family moved to Chicago after his mother's death in , settling in an Irish neighborhood on the city's North Side. O'Bannion's childhood friends included future gangsters Hymie.