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

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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

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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