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Originally posted by tripwire:
Question : Upon which real-life gangster did Mario Puzo base the character of Don Vito Corleone?
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Originally posted by Pherdy:
A: Frank Costello
Et tu, Pherdy?? This has been one of the most debated subjects on these boards. The general consensus is there was no single (one) gangster on whom Don Vito was based. (ie. he had a lot of characteristics of many real-life mobsters).


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