Frank Costello
Mafioso, Person or entity appearing in film
1891 – 1973
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Who was Frank Costello?
Frank "the Prime Minister" Costello was an Italian-American gangster and crime boss. Costello rose to the top of America's underworld, controlled a vast gambling empire across the United States, and enjoyed political influence.
Nicknamed "The Prime Minister of the Underworld," he became one of the most powerful and influential mob bosses in American history, eventually leading the Luciano crime family, one of the Five Families that operates in New York.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1891
Cassano all'Ionio - Also known as
- Frank "the Prime Minister" Costello
- Francesco Castiglia
- Prime Minister of the Underworld
- Boss of the Genovese crime family
- Frankie
- the dirty Calabrian
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Italy
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 18, 1973
Manhattan
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on July 23, 2013
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