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Vito Genovese

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Italian-born American mobster(1897-1969)

United StatesActorsLived 1897 to 1969 · aged 71
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Vito Genovese was an Italian-born American mafioso and the leader of the Genovese crime family in New York City. A childhood friend and criminal associate of Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped Luciano shape the Mafia's rise as a major force in organized crime in the United States.

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Genovese with Italian bandit Salvatore Giuliano, in 1940Genovese with Italian bandit Salvatore Giuliano, in 1940Genovese at the time of his arrest August 2, 1958, in New York CityGenovese at the time of his arrest August 2, 1958, in New York CityGenovese mugshot taken at Springfield, Missouri in 1969Genovese mugshot taken at Springfield, Missouri in 1969

Filmography 6

The Decameron1971 · ★ 6.8
Arabian Nights1974 · ★ 6.5
The Canterbury Tales1972 · ★ 6.1
Alfredo, Alfredo1972
Teresa the Thief1973
Bawdy Tales1973

Actors from United States 6

Curtis Yarvin62.0Chris Gethard62.0Jennifer Jason Leigh62.0John Forsythe62.0Heather Graham62.0Rachel Miner62.0

About this person

Vito Genovese was an Italian-born American mafioso and the leader of the Genovese crime family in New York City. A childhood friend and criminal associate of Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped Luciano shape the Mafia's rise as a major force in organized crime in the United States. He would later lead Luciano's crime family, which was renamed by the FBI after Genovese in 1957.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1897 to 1969 · aged 71
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