lh-fact

"The character Vito Corleone was actually based on Mario Donutti, the leader of the underground baker's union during the late 1920's. Crippled from depression, the country saw many laws banning the production of things like cannolis, deeming them unneccessary and a waste of resources in these hard times. Cannoli lovers united under Donutti and sold the baked goods via an illegal underground black donut market." (Nuttacon)