James Lanza

Deceased Person

1902 – 2006

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Who was James Lanza?

James "Jimmy the Hat" Lanza was an Italian-American mobster and boss of the San Francisco crime family. He was the son of the first known boss of the San Francisco crime family and took over in 1961, which is now probably extinct. He was first noticed when Life magazine published his photo in the late 1960s, identifying him as boss of the San Francisco crime family.

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Born
Oct 25, 1902
Palermo
Died
2006
San Mateo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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