Frankie Falcone

Francis 'Frank' Falcone (1883-1955) was the Don of the Los Angeles syndicate and features a prominent role in the novels, The Godfather and The Godfather Returns.

He was one of the mediaters of the Five Families war of the 1940s, on the side of the Corleones. He was killed in 1955 in a plane crash carrying Nick Geraci and fellow don Tony Molinari.