Corleone Family
L r carmella holding connie fredo sonny vito holding michael this picture doesnt make much sense.
Corleone family. The family was created by mario puzo and first appears in his 1969 novel the godfather. The family corleone is a 2012 novel by ed falco based on an unproduced screenplay by mario puzo who died in 1999. The familys original name was andolini and they were originally from the village of corleone in the province of palermo in sicily italy. Diving headfirst into the murky world of italian american crime organizations the godfather centers around the corleone family presenting the group as people first and gangsters second.
This family appears in the novel called the godfather. By the 1930s most of the family was involved in criminal activities and the corleone crime family eventually became one of the most notorious in the united states. Supposedly connie was born in 1927 which would date this picture that year. The family is from corleone sicily italy and is based in new york city us.
Also figuring prominently is the original corleone consigliere genco abbandando whose role in the family was only hinted at in the godfather part ii the younger corleone children fredo michael and connie are of course just kids but make the occasional cameo appearance. It was published by grand central publishing and released may 8 2012. The family was formed by vito corleone who fronted his operations by starting the genco olive oil company. This family was conceptualized and created by mario puzo.
The corleone family is a fictitious sicilian mafia family which is settled in new york city. The family consists of about 50 people. While coppola put his own spin on the story the godfather was adapted from the novel of the same name by mario puzo who also wrote the movies screenplay. It is said that corleone family was inspired by the real life borgia family from renaissance italy.
The corleone family was founded when vito andolini was accidentally given the name of his hometown upon his arrival at ellis island. It is the prequel to puzos the godfather. The corleone family is a major mafia family featured in the godfather novel and films.