Lucky Luciano

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Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lucky Luciano canonical 22
Charles "Lucky" Luciano 16
Charles Luciano 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian-American
mobster
organized crime boss
person
alsoKnownAs Lucky Luciano
surface form: Charles Luciano

Charlie Lucky
arrestedFor compulsory prostitution
birthName Salvatore Lucania
burialPlace St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York City, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
convictedOf compulsory prostitution
convictionYear 1936
countryOfBirth Italy
created Commission (American Mafia)
surface form: The Commission (governing body of the American Mafia)
criminalActivity bootlegging
extortion
gambling
narcotics trafficking
prostitution rackets
criminalOrganization Murder, Inc.
surface form: American Mafia

Luciano crime family
surface form: Genovese crime family
dateOfBirth 1897-11-24
dateOfDeath 1962-01-26
deportationYear 1946
deportedTo Italy
ethnicity Sicilian
immigratedTo United States of America
surface form: United States
immigrationYear 1906
inPopularCulture portrayed in multiple films and television series about the Mafia
subject of numerous books on organized crime
knownFor ending the dominance of the old-line Sicilian Mafia bosses in New York
establishing The Commission to govern the American Mafia
founding father of modern American organized crime
key architect of the national crime syndicate in the United States
laterResidence Naples
surface form: Naples, Italy
nationality American
Italian
notableEvent helped organize the national crime syndicate in the early 1930s
occupation bootlegger
crime boss
mobster
racketeer
partnerInCrime Albert Anastasia
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Dutch Schultz
Frank Costello
Lepke Buchalter
surface form: Louis "Lepke" Buchalter

Meyer Lansky
Vito Genovese
placeOfBirth Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy
placeOfDeath Naples
surface form: Naples, Italy
placeOfImprisonment Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemora, New York, United States
reasonForRelease commutation of sentence for alleged assistance to U.S. war efforts during World War II
releasedFromPrisonYear 1946
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
roleInOrganization boss of what became the Genovese crime family
sentence 30 to 50 years in prison

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meyer Lansky associatedWith Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano alsoKnownAs Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles Luciano
Frank Costello associatedWith Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Benjamin partnerInCrime Lucky Luciano
subject surface form: Benjamin Siegel
Atlanta U.S. Penitentiary notableInmate Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles Luciano
Bumpy Johnson associateOf Lucky Luciano
Havana Conference attendee Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Havana Conference keyFigure Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Commission (American Mafia) foundedBy Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Commission (American Mafia) notableBossParticipant Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Albert Anastasia associatedWith Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Longy Zwillman associatedWith Lucky Luciano
Joe Adonis associatedWith Lucky Luciano
Joe Adonis notableAssociateOf Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Meyer isAssociatedWithPerson Lucky Luciano
subject surface form: Meyer Lansky
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Charlie Lucky aliasOf Lucky Luciano
Charlie Lucky alsoKnownAs Lucky Luciano
subject surface form: Lucky Luciano
Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy birthplaceOf Lucky Luciano
subject surface form: Lercara Friddi
St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York City, United States burialPlaceOf Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Luciano crime family foundedBy Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Luciano crime family notableBoss Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Luciano crime family namedAfter Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
the Mob's Accountant associatedWith Lucky Luciano
subject surface form: Meyer Lansky
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Dutch Schultz notableAssociate Lucky Luciano
Dutch Schultz notableAssociate Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Vito Genovese associatedWith Lucky Luciano
Salvatore Lucania alsoKnownAs Lucky Luciano
Salvatore Lucania associatedWith Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano crime family
Francesco Castiglia associatedWith Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Louis Buchalter associatedWith Lucky Luciano
Five Points Gang hasMember Lucky Luciano
Arnold Rothstein influenced Lucky Luciano
Bumpy notableAssociate Lucky Luciano
this entity surface form: Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Nucky Thompson associatedWith Lucky Luciano