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Joseph Bonanno

Born

in Castellammare del Golfo, Italy

January 18, 1905

Died

May 11, 2002

Genre

Crime

Influences

Salvatore Maranzano, Joe Masseria

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Joseph Charles Bonanno, sometimes referred to as Joe Bananas, was an Italian-American crime boss of the Bonanno crime family, which he ran from 1931 to 1968.

Bonanno was born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, where his father was also involved in organized crime. At the age of three, Bonanno immigrated to New York City with his family, where he lived for about 10 years before he moved back to Italy. He later slipped back into the United States in 1924, by stowing away on a Cuban fishing boat bound for Tampa, Florida. After the Castellammarese War, during which Salvatore Maranzano was murdered in 1931, Bonanno reorganized most of the crime family as the Bonanno family. At age 26, Bonanno became one of the youngest-ever bosses of a crime fam ...more

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“I have learned that true power comes from self-control. I have learned that true strength comes from a clear conscience. I have learned that true wealth comes from a good family and good friends.”
― Joseph Bonanno, A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno

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“All men have eyes, Machiavelli says, but few have the gift of penetration.”
― Joseph Bonanno, A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno

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“After I was born, on January 18, 1905,”
― Joseph Bonanno, A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno

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