I think Sally Callinbrano is somewhat of a white whale for mob aficionados, mikey; a bit like Billy Batts.
Nobody seems to have concrete proof of his existence. It is possible that author, Philip Carlo, made him up.
Moe-- I think you missed this--
http://www.gangsterbb.net/threads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=665543With Mr. Knuckles having pointed the way, I can assure you Salvatore Celambrino did exist and that he was a very serious Brooklyn gangster.
Carlo can't write or transcribe or spell well but in this case, he was just sloppy, not fallacious.
