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Fischetti Sainte Famille
Fischetti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Fischetti (1916–1980), editorial cartoonist *Charles Fischetti (1901–1951), American mobster *Rocco Fischetti (1903–1964), American mobster *Fedele Fischetti (1732–1792), Italian painter *Matteo Fischetti Matteo Fischetti (28 February 1830 – December 1887) was an Italian pianist and composer active in Naples. Life and career Born in Martina Franca, Fischetti studied piano from the age of six in his native city. He was then sent to Naples to st ... (1830–1887), Italian pianist and composer {{surname, Fischetti Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fischetti
John R. Fischetti (September 27, 1916 – November 18, 1980) was an editorial cartoonist for the ''New York Herald Tribune'' and the ''Chicago Daily News''. He received a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1969 and numerous awards from the National Cartoonists Society. The Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition Award, also known as the John Fischetti Award, is named after him. Biography Fischetti was born in Brooklyn, New York, where his Italian father was a barber. As a teenager during the Great Depression, he worked various jobs, including one at a hotel where Rollin Kirby, one of his influences, lived. At 19, Fischetti began studying commercial art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where he continued his education for three years (1937–1940). Then he moved to California, where he worked for the Walt Disney Studio in Burbank. Fischetti's job with Disney lasted only nine months, due to the work's strain on his eyes. While pursuing freelance work, Fischet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Fischetti
Charles "Trigger Happy" Fischetti (March 24, 1901 – April 11, 1951) was a Chicago mobster, Al Capone's bodyguard and cousin. Early life Charles Fischetti was born on March 24, 1901. His mother was named Mary. He had a brother, Nicholas, who was a dentist, and two other brothers, Rocco and Joseph, who were alleged criminals. He was a cousin of Al Capone.son of Ralph Capone, Al Capone's brother, Federal Bureau of Investigatio"Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Release of Frank Sinatra File # 174-304", part 2bpage 14, accessed October 29, 2009 Career Fischetti started his career as Al Capone's chauffeur in South Brooklyn. In the 1920s, he helped Capone spread his business in Cicero, Illinois. Fischetti attended the 1946 Havana Conference of Cosa Nostra leaders and received the murder contract on Bugsy Siegel. Fischetti was also good friends with singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, the former as early as the 1940s. Upon Al Capone's death in 1947, Fischetti report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocco Fischetti
Rocco Fischetti, also known as "Rocky" and "Ralph Fisher" (March 24, 1903 – July 5, 1964), was a Chicago mobster with the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who ran many illegal gambling operations. Fischetti also accompanied singer Frank Sinatra on two trips to Havana, Cuba. Early life Rocco Fischetti was born on March 24, 1903. He was a cousin of Al Capone. Career In the 1920s, the New York-raised Fischetti and his two brothers, Charles Fischetti and Joseph Fischetti moved to Chicago to join their first cousin Al Capone in the Outfit. During this period, the Fischetti brothers alternated between driving for Capone, acting as his bodyguards, and distilling bootleg alcohol. After Prohibition ended, Rocco Fischetti started running illegal gambling operations for the Outfit. In 1932, Rocco was acting as a bodyguard for John Capone, Al's brother, when the two men were arrested on the streets of Chicago for a minor offense. Rocco Fischetti was soon operating some of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedele Fischetti
Fedele Fischetti (30 March 1732 – 25 January 1792) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical period. He was born and died in Naples the capital of the Kingdom of Naples. Biography F. Fischetti was mainly active as a fresco painter for palaces and villas in and around the city, including the Royal Palace at Portici. He painted frescoes of the seasons, ''Summer'' and ''Winter'', in the conversation rooms of the appartamento vecchio of the Royal Palace of Caserta. He was active all over Naples area between the 1750 ca until his last year of life. Among his works are listed: *''Virgin, St Anne, with Saints Carlo and Geronimo'' in the Chapel of the Assumption in the church of Spirito Santo *Three oil canvases in the Chapel of the Verdi in the church of Spirito Santo *''Virgin of the Rosary with Santa Rosa'' for the Chapel of the Prince della Roccella in the Church of San Domenico Maggiore *Canvases in Santa Caterina da Siena, San Eligio, and Santa Maria in Portico *''Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Fischetti
Matteo Fischetti (28 February 1830 – December 1887) was an Italian pianist and composer active in Naples. Life and career Born in Martina Franca, Fischetti studied piano from the age of six in his native city. He was then sent to Naples to study piano under Michele Cerimele and composition under a number of teachers including Giovanni Moretti and Giuseppe Lillo. He composed over 200 pieces of instrumental and vocal music as well as three operas, all of which premiered in Naples. When the composer Vincenzo Fioravanti fell on hard times, a group of his friends produced the ''Album Fioravanti'' in 1864 at their own cost to be sold for his benefit. Compiled by Fischetti, it contained a biography of Fioravanti and facsimile reproductions of the autograph scores for three of his unpublished arias as well as pieces donated by Fischetti and his fellow composer Nicola De Giosa. Fischetti's most popular opera was ''Aida di Scafati'' (Aida of Scafati), a parody of Verdi's ''Aida''. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
