Paul Castellano

Costantino Paul "Big Paul" Castellano (pronounced cas-TAY-llah-noh) (June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985), also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Mob" and "Big Paulie" (or "PC" to his family), succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family, the nation's largest Cosa Nostra family at the time. The unsanctioned assassination of Castellano by John Gotti would spark years of animosity between the Gambinos and the other New York crime families.His nephew was actor Richard S. Castellano from The Godfather.

Personal facts

Paul Castellano
Alias (AKA)The Howard Hughes of the Mob Big Paul PC The Pope The Chicken Man
Birth dateJune 26, 1915
Birth place
New York City , Brooklyn , United States , New York
Nationality
United States
Religion
Catholic Church
Citizenship
Americans
Date of deathDecember 16, 1985
Place of death
New York City , Manhattan , United States , New York
Residence
Staten Island
Resting place
Moravian Cemetery
Relatives
Richard S. Castellano
Known for
Gambino crime family

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=2KKKKEouo9oC&pg=PA107&dq=Castellano+wake&hl=en&sa=X&ei=R0ELT5LwEKPy0gGBmLmrBQ&ved=0CF4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Castellano%20wake&f=false
  2. http://www.biography.com/people/paul-castellano-329028
  3. http://www.gambino.com/bio/certificate.htm
  4. http://www.mugshots.com/Gangsters/Paul+Castellano.htm