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Anna Genovese (formerly Vernotico, née Giovaninna Petillo; 28 October 1905 [1] – January 1982) was an Italian-American businesswoman in the Italian mob and the second wife of mobster Vito Genovese of the Genovese crime family and the Costello crime syndicate. [2] She played a key role in Manhattan's drag bar scene in the middle of the 20th ...
Vito filed a counter-suit for divorce on the grounds of desertion. [53] According to Anna Genovese, Vito Genovese ruled the Italian lottery in New York and New Jersey, bringing in over $1 million per year, owned four Greenwich Village night clubs, a dog track in Virginia, and other legitimate businesses. [54]
The Alto Knights is an upcoming American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Nicholas Pileggi.The film stars Robert De Niro in a dual role as 1950s mob bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, with Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, and Michael Rispoli in supporting roles.
Robert De Niro is a two-hit wonder in the trailer for the upcoming gangster film “The Alto Knights” from Barry Levinson. De Niro stars in a double role as both mob bosses Vito Genovese and ...
The modern family was founded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and was known as the Luciano crime family from 1931 to 1957, when Vito Genovese became boss. Genovese was head of the family during the McClellan hearings in 1963, which gave the Five Families their current names.
Club 82 was connected to the Genovese crime family and the Costello crime syndicate. While mobster Vito Genovese was in hiding abroad, his wife Anna Genovese became hostess of Club 82. [2] The club's tagline was "Who's No Lady," and its drag revues featured both male and female impersonators.
Vito Bonventre (1875–1930) Rosario Borgio (1861–1919) Bartholomew Boriello, "Bobby" (1944–1991) Anthony Brancato (1914–1951) Dominic Brooklier, "Jimmy Regace" (born Domenico Brucceleri, 1914–1984) Salvatore Briguglio, "Sally Bugs" (1930–1978) Adolfo Bruno, "Al" (1945–2003) Angelo Bruno, "The Gentle Don" (born Angelo Annaloro, 1910 ...
In 1953, boss Vito Genovese allegedly ordered the murder of mobster Steven Franse. [7] Genovese had given Franse the task of supervising his wife Anna while he hid in Italy. [7] Outraged over Anna's potential love affairs and her lawsuit against him, Genovese ordered Valachi to set up Franse's murder. [8]