Sonny Corleone

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Sonny Corleone is the hot-headed eldest son and heir apparent of Vito Corleone in Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and its film adaptation, known for his violent temper and tragic downfall.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sonny Corleone canonical 27
Santino "Sonny" Corleone 10
Santino Corleone 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
adaptedAs character in The Godfather film series ⓘ
affiliation Corleone crime family ⓘ
appearsIn The Godfather (1972 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Godfather

The Godfather (novel) ⓘ
birthOrder eldest son of Vito Corleone ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Francesca Corleone ⓘ
Frank Corleone ⓘ
Kathryn Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Francesca Corleone

Santino Corleone Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
creator Mario Puzo ⓘ
enemy Carlo Rizzi ⓘ
Emilio Barzini ⓘ
familyName Corleone ⓘ
father Vito Corleone ⓘ
firstAppearance The Godfather (1969 novel) ⓘ
firstFilmAppearance The Godfather (1972 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Godfather
fullName Santino Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
gender male ⓘ
givenName Santino ⓘ
hasLover Lucy Mancini ⓘ
killedAt Long Island Causeway tollbooth (fictional location) ⓘ
killedBy Barzini family gunmen ⓘ
mannerOfDeath shot multiple times at a tollbooth ⓘ
memberOf Corleone family ⓘ
mother Carmela Corleone ⓘ
narrativeRole foil to Michael Corleone ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Italian-American ⓘ
nickname Sonny ⓘ
notableAction brutally beats Carlo Rizzi for abusing Connie ⓘ
occupation mobster ⓘ
personalityTrait hot-headed ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ
violent temper ⓘ
portrayedBy Carmine Caridi (stage production, noted in some sources) ⓘ
James Caan ⓘ
religionInFiction Roman Catholic ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
role heir apparent to Vito Corleone ⓘ
sibling Connie Corleone ⓘ
Fredo Corleone ⓘ
Michael Corleone ⓘ
spouse Sandra Corleone ⓘ
theme consequences of uncontrolled violence ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Godfather → character → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
James Caan → portrayed → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
The Godfather → mainCharacter → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Vito Corleone → child → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Tom Hagen → adoptiveBrother → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Connie Corleone → sibling → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Michael Corleone → sibling → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
The Godfather trilogy → mainCharacter → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Sonny Corleone → fullName → Santino Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Sonny Corleone → child → Santino Corleone Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Vincent Mancini → father → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Vincent Mancini → illegitimateChildOf → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Vincent Mancini → styleComparedTo → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Vincent Mancini → father → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
The Godfather (novel) → mainCharacter → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
James Caan → portrayed → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
subject linked to: Caan
Fredo Corleone → sibling → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Corleone crime family → hasMember → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Constanzia Corleone → sibling → Santino Corleone ⓘ
subject linked to: Constanzia
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Connie Corleone → sibling → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
subject linked to: Connie
Virgil Sollozzo → enemyOf → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Andrew Hagen → hasRelative → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Corleone → familyMemberCharacter → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Victor Rizzi → relativeOf → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Carmela Corleone → child → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Sonny Corleone → fullName → Santino Corleone ⓘ
subject linked to: Sonny
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Lucy Mancini → associatedWith → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Lucy Mancini → romanticallyInvolvedWith → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Lucy Mancini → hasLover → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Long Island Causeway tollbooth → associatedWithCharacter → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Long Island Causeway tollbooth → victim → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Carmine Caridi (stage production) → basedOn → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Carmine Caridi (stage production) → portrays → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Sandra Corleone → spouseOf → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Sandra Corleone → hasChild → Santino Corleone Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Francesca Corleone → father → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Francesca Corleone → sibling → Santino Corleone Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Anthony Corleone → relative → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Michael Francis Rizzi → uncle → Sonny Corleone ⓘ
Frank Corleone → father → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Vincent Santino Corleone → father → Santino "Sonny" Corleone ⓘ
linked to: Sonny Corleone
Don Vincent Corleone → father → Sonny Corleone ⓘ