Jerry Orbach
And There’s That One Story About Mobster Joey Gallo
The unlikely, brief friendship between notorious Colombo family mobster Joe “Crazy Joe” Gallo and legendary Broadway actor Jerry Orbach blossomed in early 1971. It began after Orbach played a character based on the gangster, leading to daily hangouts, high-society parties, and the mobster’s wedding in Orbach’s living room. The peculiar bond started with a chance encounter in Brooklyn, where Orbach and his wife, writer Marta Curro, were dining. Gallo, fresh out of prison, had recently read about Orbach playing a screen counterpart—a spoof of the Gallo crew in the film adaptation of Jimmy Breslin’s book, The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. Instead of being upset, the well-read and famously unpredictable mobster was fascinated. He approached the Orbachs, introduced himself, and a fast, intense friendship was born.
The friendship was short-lived when Crazy Joe’s premonition came true on April 7, 1972, when he was assassinated by rival mobsters at Umberto’s Clam House in Little Italy. Jerry Orbach and his wife were among the mourners who attended his funeral.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum
770 Riverside Drive
New York City, New York, 10032
USA
North America
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Grave Location:
Westerly Division, Riverside Terrace MausoleumGrave Location Description
As you enter the westerly division of the cemetery off West 153rd Street, veer left then right and follow the road down the hill to the office. Park at the office and continue walking down the road till it ends. Look to your right and you will see a large mausoleum structure on the second level. Take the stairs up one story and walk to the end of the marble hallway. Turn to your right and look just above your head for the beloved stage, screen and television actor Jerry Orbach and his second wife Elaine.
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