St. John's Middle Village

1. Emile Ardolino

Director | Dirty Dancing

Emile Ardolino was born on May 9, 1943 in Maspeth, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Dirty Dancing (1987), Great Performances: Dance in America (1976) and He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983). He died on November 20, 1993 in Bel Air, California, USA.

2. Charles Atlas

Self | What's My Line?

Angelo Siciliano was born in Acri, Italy, and emigrated to the US at age 11 with his family, which settled in Brooklyn, NY. He had always been a frail and sickly child, often picked on by neighborhood kids. One night when he was 15 he was on his way home when he was jumped and severely beaten by a ...

3. James Barton

Actor | The Shepherd of the Hills

James Barton was born on November 1, 1890 in Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) and His Family Tree (1935). He was married to Kathryn M. Mullin and Ottilie Regina Kleinert. He died on ...

4. Frank Christi

Actor | Terminal Island

Frank Christi was born on July 16, 1929 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Terminal Island (1973), Toma (1973) and The Don Is Dead (1973). He died on July 9, 1982 in Hollywood, California, USA.

5. Geraldine A. Ferraro

Actress | Contact

Geraldine A. Ferraro was born on August 26, 1935 in Newburgh, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Contact (1997), Murphy Brown (1988) and Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995). She was married to John Anthony Zaccaro. She died on March 26, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts, ...

6. Carlo Gambino

Born in Sicily, Carlo Gambino came from a family that had been involved in the Mafia for centuries. Although he was thin and somewhat frail-looking, he was also single-minded, ruthless and tough as nails and made a name for himself as an enforcer in local Mafia circles before he was out of his ...

7. Vito Genovese

Self | Kefauver Investigation

The man once described as the most powerful organized crime gangster in American history was born in Italy in 1897. His first arrest came at the age of 20 in New York City for weapons possession. The coming of Prohibition was a stroke of luck for Genovese, as he graduated from being just a street ...

8. John Gotti

Self | Inside the Mafia

John Gotti was born on October 27, 1940 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Victoria DiGiorgio. He died on June 10, 2002 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.

9. John Francis Hylan

Self | Hearst-Pathé News, No. 91

10. Lucky Luciano

US gangster and racketeer. Born Charles Salvadore Lucania in Sicily, he emigrated with his family to the US in 1906. In 1907 he started shoplifting. He was given his nickname by childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky for his luck with betting on racehorses, but it also could have applied...

11. Robert Mapplethorpe

Breathless

Robert Mapplethorpe was born on November 4, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Breathless (1983), Lady (1984) and Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978). He died on March 9, 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

12. Salvatore Maranzano

Salvatore Maranzano was born on July 31, 1886 in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy. He died on September 10, 1931 in New York City, New York, USA.

13. Flip Phillips

Soundtrack | Bugsy