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| The Corleones | |||||
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| The Godfather family | |||||
| First appearance | The Godfather (1969) | ||||
| Last appearance | The Family Corleone (2012) | ||||
| Created by | Mario Puzo | ||||
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The Corleone family are fictional characters in both the novels and the films created by Mario Puzo, first appearing in his 1969 novel, The Godfather. They are an organized crime family originating from the Sicilian town of Corleone, and based in New York City.
The Corleone family has drawn comparisons with the real-life Genovese and Bonanno crime families.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Bruno, Anthony. "The Bonanno Family". TruTV. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ Bruno, Anthony. "Fact and Fiction in The Godfather". TruTV. Retrieved 2012-06-23.