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Portrait of Italian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's wife Maria Lombardo Giuliano. Castelvetrano, 1950s (Photo by Mondadori via Getty Images)
Salvatore Giuliano (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre dʒuˈljaːno]; Sicilian: Turiddu or Sarvaturi Giulianu; 16 November 1922 – 5 July 1950) was an Italian bandit, who rose to prominence in the disorder that followed the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943.
Portrait of Italian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's wife Maria Lombardo Giuliano. Castelvetrano, 1950s Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
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Justina Ferra was the wife of Salvatore Giuliano.
Born and raised in Palermo, she was the sister of the union leader of Silvio Ferra and daughter of Caesaro Ferra. She was married to Giuliano in 1948 by the Abbot Manfredi and was planned to be moved over to the United States with her husband by Vito Corleone, but Giuliano was killed before the transfer could happen.
Justina had already moved to America in anticipation of her husband's arrival and it was here that she remained.
Hot-headed and passionate, Justina wildly supported her brother's cause and stood by Giuliano when he continued to fight for the rights of the people.
•In the film adaptation she was known as Giovanna Ferra.
Jun 3, 2017 · The noted U.S. journalist Mike Stern published many of his pictures of Giuliano in the American press. In addition, poems and songs were sung about him. For this reason, Eric Hobsbawm says that Giuliano was the last true Robin Hood type of outlaw.
Nov 21, 2011 · Salvatore Giuliano – Siciliy’s Bandit King. One of the most controversial figures in recent Italian history is Salvatore Giuliano, who enjoyed a reputation as the Sicilian Robin Hood, stealing from the rich to give to the poor.
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―Salvatore Giuliano. Salvatore "Turridu" Giuliano, Jr. was a Sicilian bandit who has been been mythologised during his life and after his death.
