Tommy Lucchese
Thomas Lucchese | |
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Lucchese in 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 (born Gaetano Lucchese, Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno lukˈkeːse, -eːze]; December 1, 1899 – July 13, 1967), nicknamed "Tommy Three-Finger Brown", was an Italian-American gangster who was a 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 organized crime families in New York City.