In February of 1973, Costello suffered a heart attack at his home in Manhattan. As detailed by the final title card that can be seen in The Alto Knights, Costello was rushed to Doctors Hospital.

Notorious mobster Frank Costello passed away 43 years ago on February 18, and, although he was a bank-robbing gangster, in 1973 he died rather undramatically, felled by a heart attack at 82.

Frank Costello was, among other things, a successful legitimate businessman nightclubs, fighters, liquor distributorships etc. and, save for one minor weapons conviction in 1915, the law had never ...

Set in the 1950s when Genovese and Costello were captivating New York, much of The Alto Knights ’ true story is accurately depicted in this production. Even the movie’s title is a nod to the ...

Known as Frank to telemarketers, but Curt to his family and loved ones, Frank Curtis Costello passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, following a brief but valiant battle against brain cancer.

The rise of Frank Costello (born Francesco Castiglia) in the ranks of the Luciano crime family to eventual Mafia boss is that of popular culture lore, most notoriously perhaps as the possible ...

Frank Costello, businessman extraordinary, was born after that. The tale of his ventures and triumphs emerged only in jerky scenes, badly lighted and often confused.