- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGilorma Salvatore Giancana
- Nicknames
- Mooney
- Momo
- Sam Gold
- Sam Giancana was born on June 15, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Peep Show (1965). He was married to Angeline De Tolve. He died on June 19, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseAngeline De Tolve(September 23, 1933 - 1954) (her death, 3 children)
- Gained notoriety as head of the Chicago family of the Mafia.
- His relationship with Phyllis McGuire was the basis of the HBO movie Sugartime (1995). His other paramours included Judith Campbell Exner whom acted as a go-between for Giancana and John F. Kennedy.
- Is portrayed by Tony Curtis in Mafia Princess (1986), by Carmine Caridi in Ruby (1992), by Raymond Serra in Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993), by Rod Steiger in Sinatra (1992) and by John Turturro in Sugartime (1995)
- Father of novelist/writer Antoinette Giancana.
- A strongman for Al Capone, he was classified 4-F (unfit for military service) deemed a "constitutional psychopath" with "strong antisocial trends."
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