| LC control no. | n 79090224 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Costello, Frank, 1891-1973 |
| Variant(s) | Castiglia, Francesco, 1891-1973 Saverio, Frank, 1891-1973 Stello, 1891-1973 Minister of the Underworld, 1891-1973 |
| Birth date | 1891-01-26 |
| Death date | 1973-02-18 |
| Found in | Prall, R. H. This is Costello, 1951. Information from 678 converted Dec. 15, 2014 (b. 1/26/1891; d. 2/19/73) Wikipedia, viewed Aug. 16, 2017 (Frank "the Prime Minister" Costello (born Francesco Castiglia; January 26, 1891 - February 18, 1973) was an Italian-American Mafia gangster and crime boss. Costello rose to the top of the United States 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 mafia bosses in American history, eventually leading the Luciano crime family (later called the Genovese crime family), one of the Five Families that operates in New York City) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Costello> |
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