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Joseph Anthony Doto (born Giuseppe Antonio Doto, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe anˈtɔːnjo ˈdɔːto]; November 22, 1902 – November 26, 1971), known as Joe Adonis, was an Italian-American mobster who was an important participant in the formation of the modern Cosa Nostra crime families in New York City and the National Crime Syndicate.
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Joe Adonis was a major American crime-syndicate boss in New York and New Jersey. Born near Naples, Adonis came to America as a child and in the 1920s became a follower of Lucky Luciano. He was one of the assassins of crime czar Giuseppe Masseria in 1931, leading to Luciano’s supremacy in organized.
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Learn about the life and legacy of Joe Adonis, a notorious mob boss and womanizer who lived life on the edge. Find out how to make his signature drink, the Hanky Panky, a gin-based cocktail with a twist of orange.
Joe Adonis was an Italian-born mobster who became an enforcer for Lucky Luciano and a hitman for Frankie Yale. He was involved in the Castellamarese War, the Murder Inc. scandal, and the deportation of Luciano. He died in 1971 after a heart attack.
- November 22, 1902
- November 26, 1971
Nov 27, 1971 · ANCONA, Italy, Nov. 26—Giuseppe Antonio Doto, also known as Joe Adonis, once a leader of the United States underworld, died here this after noon. Ike was 69 years old. Heart failure following...
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