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Vito Genovese (Italian: [ˈviːto dʒenoˈveːze,-eːse]; November 21, 1897 – February 14, 1969) was an Italian-born American mobster of the American Mafia. A childhood friend and criminal associate of the legendary Lucky Luciano , Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped Luciano shape the new American Mafia's rise as a major force in organized crime in the United States.
On March 26, 1950, Philip Genovese, 18, son of Vito and Anna, driving his father’s car, crashed into a parked vehicle on Route 9 in Freehold, injuring five people. The initial newspaper report at the time erroneously stated that Vito was driving.
Oct 13, 2024 · Vito Genovese (born November 27, 1897, Rosiglino, Italy—died February 14, 1969, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.) was one of the most powerful of American crime syndicate and Mafia bosses from the 1930s to the 1950s and a major influence even from prison, 1959–69.
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Jul 12, 1971 · In the book, Godfather Vito Corleone is shot down in the street by members of a rival Mafia family but survives, hovering near death. To guard against a feared second attack, his family stations...
Sep 1, 2015 · After a sixth grade fistfight Phil would finally come to learn who his grandfather actually was, the final denial of what had slowly become a shadowy truth, he would learn that his grandfather was Don Vito Genovese, the namesake and Boss of the Genovese Crime Family, a hard and feared man.
Apr 28, 2024 · Vito Genovese rose through New York's criminal underworld during Prohibition and eventually became a Mafia boss before the fallout of the Apalachin meeting ended his reign. For decades, Vito Genovese was practically synonymous with the American Mafia itself.
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Dec 7, 2014 · Vito “Don Vito” Genovese was an early boss and namesake of the Genovese crime family in New York. From Prohibition to Apalachin, he used his wits and reputation for violence to help maintain the organization’s place of infamy among the city’s “five families.”