Paul Carbone | |
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Born | Propriano, Corsica | 1 February 1894
Died | 16 December 1943 Chalon-sur-Saône, France | (aged 49)
Cause of death | Assassination |
Nationality | French |
Other names | Paul Bonnaventure Carbone Emperor of Marseille |
Occupation(s) | Gangster, pimp |
Paul Bonnaventure Carbone (1 February 1894 – 16 December 1943) was a Corsican criminal involved in the Marseille underworld from the 1920s until his death in 1943. He was known as the Emperor of Marseille.[1] Associated with François Spirito, who would become one of the leaders of the French Connection, Carbone inspired the film Borsalino which featured Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo.[2][3]