Talk:Frank Costello

message: Can somebody confirm his birthname? I've heard it was Seriglia... And why was it he served no time on the tax evasion rap?  
And, y'know, I just don't get why Mob murders are being dignified as "assassinations". They're just murders, killings, hits...  Trekphiler 07:18, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The other name you have seen is Saverio and it is his mothers maiden name and an alias used during early arrests. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.215.252.167 (talk • contribs)  
His real name was Francesco Castiglia
Good questions. Where did the name Costello come from and when did he get it? Venqax (talk) 12:15, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Birth name ?

message: This was added to the main page by an anonymous user:
:I was a close personal friend of Frank Costello. This is about his getting shot.
:Frank was dining at a restaurant and when he left he picked up an apple out of a fruit dish. When he got out of the cab at 115 Central Park West, his apartment house, he was eating the apple. Giganti walked in after him and said " Frank. this is for you". Frank turned around as Giganti shot and the bullet grazed his head. Frank then threw the apple at Giganti hitting him on the head. Bragged Frank when he told me, " I had better aim than he had." The next morning Albert Anastasia went up to Franks apartment to discuss the situation. A NYC cop then was stationed in the lobby and the doorman called up Frank and told him. Frank didn't want Albert seen leaving the building by the policeman so Albert dressed himself in Bobbies ( MRS. C )clothes, put on a big womans hat and walked out of the building past the cop dressed as a woman.
Wikipedia isn't the place for personal stories or experiences. This is in violation of the Original Research policy. I have reverted to the previous addition of the article. --JOK3R 22:06, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original Research/personal story removal 

message: Does anyone know anything about Costello and his relationship with Frank Erickson? If you know much about Costello, you'll see Erickson comes up repeatedly. My own personal reference source is Leonard Katz's book, Uncle Frank (referenced on the Erickson page). I'm in the process of creating the Erickson page and would appreciate any additions. I was amazed, when I first looked, that there wasn't ANYTHING on Erickson - so quickly remedied the situation. I would appreciate any help/additions from informed persons.Curtischris31 (talk) 15:10, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal life  

message: Don't you think that this committee inspired the Godfather part II hearings against Michael Corleone?? He didn't take fifth and answering the committee questions just like Costello. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.9.58.135 (talk) 16:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Mario Puzo uses a whole bunch of history in his movies, such as the famous killings of all the head of the families in the same fashion prominent members of the 5 families were killed. So yes, the hearings are another element Mario Puzo incorporated into his book.Jesta510 15:46, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kefauver comittee hearings 

message: It looks like huge sections of this article are blatant violations of copyright from the "Five Families Book" where the article is copied word for word (hence the complete lack of citations and the style of writing).  I suggest it be cleaned up and cited quickly or It will be soon added to the articles for deletion.Nefariousski (talk) 21:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy Vio? 

message: "are credited with starting the layoff and odds systems used by bookies and gamblers all across North America" dubious, odds and laying off bets has been common practice throughout known gambling history. For instance there is even mention of these forms of betting on 18 century Cricket. With the best will in the world it has to be assumed that laying off and odds well known in the old world for hundreds of years must have made an appearance in the US earlier than this. Chris (talk) 12:35, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Years as consigliere 

message: Has anyone else noticed that the eyebrows and smile in the picture "Costello testifying before the Kefauver Committee" are drawn in with a marker... ?  Was this in the original? Gr8fuljeff (talk) 04:19, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture drawn on 

message: Added pictures of Luciano, Masseria, and Genoveso from Wikicommons.Rogermx (talk) 18:58, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Added pictures

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message: Costello is an Irish surname, and even if it was recorded among the "Italian" immigrants, they would've most likely used a Sicilian / Neapolitan / other regional pronunciation. "Italian" as the common language of Italy is a late linguicidal project, in 19th century it was still common for people to speak only regional languages. 2A02:A310:8241:8280:6479:2B24:6601:667D (talk) 23:01, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: See WP:OR. No matter if it's origin is Irish, he was born in Italy, so the Italian pronunciation is warranted. If you can go further as to add the Calabrian/Sicilian regional pronunciation, go ahead, but Italian suffices. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 03:52, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Italian pronunciation? Seriously?