{"id":204,"date":"2026-03-10T16:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:16:52","slug":"joseph-joe-bananas-bonanno-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/joseph-joe-bananas-bonanno-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph \u201cJoe Bananas\u201d Bonanno"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row et_animated\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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href=\"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"et_mobile_nav_menu\"><div class=\"mobile_nav closed\"><span class=\"mobile_menu_bar\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Joseph Bonanno<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 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class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Joseph Charles Bonanno (January 18, 1905 \u2013 May 11, 2002) was an Italian-American crime boss of the Bonanno crime family of New York City, which he ran between 1931 and 1968.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Bonanno was born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, where his father was also involved in organized crime. At early age he emigrated to New York with his family to became one of the youngest-ever Mafia bosses at age 26.<\/p>\n<p>In 1968 Joseph Bonanno was forced into retirement after his plot failed to assassinate several rivals on The Commission, the governing body of the American Mafia.<\/p>\n<p>On May 11th, 2002, Joseph Bonanno died of natural causes in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 97.<\/p>\n<p>In the movie Bonanno; A Godfather's Story, he is portrayed by actor Martin Landau and in the TV series Godfather of Harlem by Chazz Palminteri. He also served as a composite inspiration for the character of Vito Corleone in the movie The Godfather.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/United-States-Certificate-of-Naturalization-document-scaled.jpg\" title=\"United States Certificate of Naturalization document\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/United-States-Certificate-of-Naturalization-document-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/United-States-Certificate-of-Naturalization-document-1280x852.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/United-States-Certificate-of-Naturalization-document-980x652.jpg 980w, https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/United-States-Certificate-of-Naturalization-document-480x319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-206\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Joseph Bonanno United States Certificate of Naturalization<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>PROVENANCE<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Daughter-in-law Rosalie Bonanno assisted in Joseph Bonanno his care until his death in 2002 at the age of 97. In 2004 his estate was sold off and the Certificate of Naturalization was acquired by the curator of the OCA collection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/certificate-of-authenticity-Joe-Bonanno.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/certificate-of-authenticity-Joe-Bonanno.jpg\" title=\"certificate-of-authenticity-Joe-Bonanno\" width=\"1500\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/certificate-of-authenticity-Joe-Bonanno.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/certificate-of-authenticity-Joe-Bonanno-1280x820.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/certificate-of-authenticity-Joe-Bonanno-980x628.jpg 980w, https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/certificate-of-authenticity-Joe-Bonanno-480x308.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Notarized provenance letter Joseph Bonanno U.S. Certificate of Naturalization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-204","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346,"href":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/204\/revisions\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/organizedcrimeartifacts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}