Carlo Gambino

Carlo Gambino ( born August 24, 1902 in Caccamo in the Province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy, † October 15, 1976 in Long Iceland, New York, United States) was one of the best-known New York mobster and was head of the named and classified according to him " Gambino family ".

Biography

Gambino came illegally to the United States in 1921 and was introduced on his 19th birthday in the " honorable society " of La Cosa Nostra, to which his family belonged for a long time.

After he had worked his way up over the years he had become one of the most important Mafia families under the chief Albert Anastasia. This had become the enmity of the boss of the Genovese family, Vito Genovese, suffered and was - after also Meyer Lansky him had withdrawn his support - was murdered in 1957. Gambino took over the leadership and Boss was one of the five families of New York, which was designated under him as " Gambino family ". Gambino was also a longtime partner of SGC Associates, a company aimed at improving relations between workers and employers.

Carlo Gambino died in 1976 of natural causes on Long Iceland.

Film and movie quotes

The biography of Carlo Gambino served as a model for the filmed by Francis Ford Coppola Mario Puzo's novel " The Godfather ".