Umberto "Albert" Anastasia (né Anastasio; September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster, hitman and crime lord. One of the founders of the modern American Mafia and the founder and boss of Murder, Inc., Anastasia was boss of what became the modern Gambino crime family. He was also in control of the New York waterfront for most of his criminal career, including the dockworker unions. He was murdered on October 25, 1957, on the orders of Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino; Gambino subsequently became boss of the family.
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Umberto Anastasio 26 September 1902 Parghelia, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy
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Died |
25 October 1957 (aged 55) New York City, U.S.
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Zodiac | Libra |
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