Tommy Lucchese | |
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.jpg) Thomas "Don" Lucchese, July 1958 | |
| Born | Gaetano Lucchese December 1, 1899 |
| Died | July 13, 1967 (aged 67) Lido Beach, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Thomas Luckese, Tommy Brown, Tommy Three-Finger Brown, Thomas Arra |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Crime boss |
| Predecessor | Tommy Gagliano |
| Successor | Carmine Tramunti |
| Spouse | Catherine Lucchese |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Joseph Lucchese (brother) Thomas Gambino (son-in-law) Carlo Gambino (co-father-in-law) |
| Allegiance | Lucchese crime family |
Thomas Gaetano Lucchese[1] (born Gaetano Lucchese; Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno lukˈkeːse]; December 1, 1899 – July 13, 1967), sometimes known by the nicknames "Tommy", "Thomas Luckese", "Tommy Brown" or "Tommy Three-Finger Brown", was an Italian-American gangster and founding member of the Mafia in the United States, an offshoot of the Cosa Nostra in Sicily. From 1951 until 1967, he was the boss of the Lucchese crime family, one of the Five Families that dominate organized crime in New York City.
- ^ "Thomas Luchese, Rackets Boss Called 3-Finger Brown, Is Dead; Leader in Underworld Was Said to Be the Head of a Cosa Nostra 'Family'". The New York Times. July 14, 1967. Retrieved February 10, 2020.