‘Godfather’ actor claims he knows who killed Marilyn Monroe

NY POST ^ | 3/3/19 | Michael Kaplan

[Flaming Conservative]

Yuk. I knew there was some reason I don’t watch SNL anymore.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Wow this is funny, what a coincidence. I never read the Godfather book before so I picked it up and started reading it last week not realizing it was the 50th anniversary of it. I always thought it was written in the early 1970s but actually it was written in the 1960s and published 1969. What a great book. What stuck me was how close to Sinatras life he wrote the part of Johnny Fontaine. No wonder Sinatra wanted to kick his ass. That whole story of the mob threatening Harry James to let Sinatra out of his contract, same thing went on in the book with Fontaine. And then like Sinatra begging for the part of Maggio in From here to eternity, oops Fontaine goes through the same thing as well. Puzo had to do that on purpose. He even describes Fontaine as being divorced from his high school sweetheart like Sinatra and he’s dating the hottest actress in town like Sinatra.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

"Ow ow ow! Mosquitoes! Ow! Ow!"

[morphing libertarian]

part of Sinatra’s payback was doing concerts at regional theatres and giving the mafia some of the gate off the top

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yep! You ever see this picture? Him posing with Paul Castellano on the far left who John Gotti killed, Carlo Gambino, all these guys are mobsters...

[morphing libertarian]

forgot what book that was in. Backstage at Vegas or one of the concerts I mentioned.

[Slyfox]

Nembutal

[SunkenCiv]

That's pretty old, I'd never seen it (because, like you, I don't watch SNL, nor have I in over a decade) but a related one showed up in the related vids on YouTube last night, and they were all funny.

[SunkenCiv]

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Marilyn Monroe: The Biography by Donald Spoto Kindle edition

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[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, he had an affair with Marilyn Monroe, and he's ninth in line for the Italian throne. If only they had more bathrooms in Italy...

Gianni Russo Claims Affair With Marilyn

Gianni Russo Claims Affair With Marilyn

[SunkenCiv]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/godfather-actor-claims-marilyn-monroe-was-murdered-and-robert-kennedy-was-behind-her-killing-because-he-didnt-want-her-to-go-public-on-her-romps-with-jfk/ar-BBUiwt9

[Texan4Life]

It’s nothing personal Gianni... It’s Strictly Business.

Bty, Who had Frankie Pentangeli killed ??
Who gave the order ???

[SkyPilot]

True Story:

When Marlon Brando found out Gianni Russo was hired as an actor in The Godfather, Brando complained to Francis Ford Coppola and others. He had no real acting chops, and Brando objected.

Russo confronted Brando, and told him he and his mafia buddies would break Brando's legs.

Brando thought he was acting. Brando went back to Coppola, and told him his initial reaction was wrong. This guy Russo was an amazing actor.

[yldstrk]

Dude, the Corleones are disgusting criminals, not glamorized. You sound like your ponytail is too tight.

[boop]

"Bty, Who had Frankie Pentangeli killed ??"

Roth:"The... Rosato Brothers."

Roth, later,: "When Moe Greene died, I wasn't angry, I knew Moe was a hothead. I didn't ask who gave the order, I let it go. Because it had *nothing to do with business*."

[Skooz]

Yeah, and I’m still convinced Bates killed that lady in “Downton Abbey” too......

It was a man, baby.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Sorry - been a long time since I saw that episode - but I know Bates did it!!......