Editing Charles “Lucky” Luciano (section)

==Personal Life:==
Born Salvatore Lucania in Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy, on November 24, 1897, to Antonio Lucania and Rosalia Capporelli. He was one of five children in a working-class family.

In 1906, at age nine, Luciano and his family immigrated to New York City, settling in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a hub for Italian immigrants.  Luciano began engaging in petty crime as a teenager, including extortion and theft. By 1916, he was involved with the Five Points Gang, a prominent New York criminal organization, where he honed his skills in racketeering and formed early alliances with figures like Meyer Lansky and Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel.

Luciano never married but was known for romantic relationships, including with dancer Gay Orlova. He maintained a charismatic, larger-than-life persona, often described as charming yet ruthless.  On January 26, 1962, Luciano died of a heart attack at Naples International Airport at age 64, reportedly while meeting with a film producer to discuss a movie about his life. An autopsy found no evidence of foul play, despite speculation of poisoning due to his criminal ties.