Birth Name: Biagio Anthony Gazzarra
Date of Birth: August 28, 1930
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: February 3, 2012
Date of Death: New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: Italian [Sicilian]
Ben Gazzara was an American film, stage, and television actor and director.
Ben was the son of Italian immigrants, Angelina (Cusumano) and Antonio Gazzarra. His father was from Canicattì and his mother was from Castrofilippo, locations in the province of Agrigento, Sicily.
Ben’s paternal grandparents were Antonio “Anthony” Gazzara (the son of Anthony Gazzara) and Maria Patti
Ben’s maternal grandparents were Biaggio/Biagio Cusumano and Grazia Angela Acquista (the daughter of Domenico Acquista and Rosaria Borzella). Biaggio was from Favara, Province of Agrigento, Sicily.
Sources: http://www.prolococastrofilippo.it
Genealogy of Ben Gazzara – https://www.genealogy.com
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