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The film focuses on the true story of the affair between singer Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters, and Mafia boss Sam Giancana, famous for his alleged connections to John F. Kennedy and Frank Sinatra. It stars John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin, Louis Del Grande, Deborah Duchêne and Larissa Laskin.
Anthony F. DePalma (1904–2005), orthopedic surgeon and medical school professor; Katherine Drexel (1858–1955), Roman Catholic saint; William Duane (1872–1935), a former physicist; Daniel Faulkner (1955–1981), Philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty; Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of his murder; Christopher Ferguson (born ...
Giancana joined the 42 Gang, a juvenile street crew working for political boss Joseph Esposito. The 42 Gang's name was a reference to Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. They thought they were one better, hence 42. Giancana soon developed a reputation as an excellent getaway driver, a high earner, and a vicious killer.
Body Double is a 1984 American satirical neo-noir erotic thriller film directed, co-written, and produced by Brian De Palma.It stars Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith and Deborah Shelton.
When Francine Madden heard about a Wyoming man who killed a gray wolf after injuring it with his snowmobile and showing it off at his local bar, she was disturbed, but not very surprised.
In November or December 1952, a panel of senior mobsters from Chicago responsible for overseeing the Milwaukee family, including Tony Accardo, Rocco Fischetti and Sam Giancana, ruled that Ferrara had abused his position and demoted him, installing Balistrieri's father-in-law, John Alioto, as the new boss. Balistrieri was subsequently reinstated ...
Gregory J. DePalma (April 24, 1932 [1] – November 18, 2009, Butner, North Carolina) was an American mobster who became a Captain in the Gambino crime family.He became notorious as the person responsible for introducing and allowing "Jack Falcone" who in actuality was Joaquín "Jack" García an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent in his crew.
As of 11 p.m. ET Wednesday, Francine's center was about 35 miles northwest of New Orleans, the hurricane center said. It was moving northeast at 16 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.