Russell Marotta was born on 3 April 1929, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States as the son of Salvatore Marotta and Marie C Farulla. He died on 7 April 2001, at the age of 72.
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Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Angelo, Salvatore, Rocco, Gaetano, Gino, Sal, Antonio, Carmelo, Domenic, Enrico, Santo.
Italian (southern): from a shortened form of Mariotta, a female pet form of Mario , probably via French Marotte .
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