The Corleone family would be able to buy up the former cemetery land cheap, now prime real estate, and also be a silent partner in the graveyard business. Shortly after, with Fredo's knowledge, Marguerite had a baby, whom she put up for adoption.Īt the funeral for Don Molinari of San Francisco, Fredo got the idea of setting up a necropolis similar to Colma in New Jersey. Though hesitant at first, Fredo paid her three thousand dollars to tell Johnny it was the best sex she ever had, before eventually succumbing and sleeping with her. In Las Vegas, he met Marguerite Duvall, who was sent up to his room by Johnny Fontane. Michael Corleone's rivals, chiefly Louie Russo, the mob boss of Chicago, hoped to exploit this rumor of Fredo's bisexuality to make Michael look weak. Fredo's behavior in Vegas was considered embarrassing to the family, largely because of his notorious habit of impregnating showgirls and prostitutes.įredo was appointed sotto capo, or underboss, by his brother, an appointment that was seen as unqualified nepotism, though Fredo was given little real power and the title was mostly ceremonial. When Moe refused to sell out to Michael, Fredo attempted to defend Greene and was told never to side against the family again.
Greene never treated Fredo as an equal partner however, becoming irritated by Fredo's womanizing, and even put him in danger by having him dispose of a business partner's body.
"Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you, but don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again, ever." ―Fredo Corleone and Michael Corleone įredo later moved to Las Vegas under the protection of Don Francesco and was taken in by Moe Greene as a favor to the family, who were funded by Anthony Molinari from the West Coast. Move to Nevada " Mike, you don't come to Las Vegas and talk to a man like Moe Greene like that!" His failure to protect his father from an assassination attempt contributed to his sense of inferiority. After witnessing this, he did not leave his room for some time. After the assassins left, instead of going for help, Fredo sat on the street and cried. Fredo fumbled with his gun and was unable to return fire. While they were out, assassins shot the Don. In December 1945, after the Don's usual driver, Paulie Gatto, called out sick, Fredo volunteered to drive his father. Although not tough enough to earn his father’s approval, he was dearly loved by his mother. However, he was also known as a charismatic young man, and was usually sent to pick important people up at the airport and entertain them before business meetings. His father eventually decided to give him menial tasks in the "family business".Īs an adult he was seen as the weakest of the three brothers and was given relatively unimportant business to run. After dropping out of school, he continued to live with his parents. Growing up, he was an aggressive young man, though he lost this trait as he became older. In The Godfather Returns, it is implied that Fredo was molested as a child by his parish priest, and he is portrayed as having secret sexual relationships with men. In his youth he was a sickly child, contracting pneumonia as a baby. Fredo was the second child of Vito and Carmela Corleone, born in 1919.
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