Salvatore Catalanotte

Salvatore "Sam" Catalanotte (born Catalanotto; February 15, 1893 – February 14, 1930) was an Italian-American mobster. He was also nicknamed "Sam Sings in the Night", from a literal translation of a close misspelling of his last name (Italian canta la notte). Catalanotte immigrated from Sicily to Detroit in 1912 and participated and survived the Giannola and Vitale gang war. After surviving this war, Catalanotte later assumed the highest leadership position within the Detroit mafia. In addition to his mafia dealings, Catalanotte was also recorded to be a baker and a director of the Detroit Italian bakeries. Catalanotte died from pneumonia and his funeral took place in Detroit.

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