heritage, and made a point of letting the audience know at every performance that he was Italian-American and from New Orleans. Leon Roppolo, (March 16, 1902 – October 5, 1943). Leon Joseph Roppolo (nicknamed "Rap") was born in Lutcher, Louisiana, upriver from New Orleans Frank Rosolino, (August 20, 1926, Detroit – November 26, 1978, Los Angeles) Tony Scott, (born 1921) George Wallington, born Giacinto Figlia, October 27, 1923, Palermo, Sicily – Cape Coral, Miami, February 15, 1993). Politicians Joseph L. Alioto (February 12, 1916 – January 29, 1998), Mayor of San Francisco 1968–1976. Vincent R. Impellitteri, (February 4, 1900 – January 29, 1987) appointed Acting Mayor of New York City upon the resignation of then Mayor William O'Dwyer, on September 1, 1950. He served from 1950 to 1953. Impellitteri moved with his family to the United States from Sicily as an infant in 1901. Trivia: Impellitteri believed his name to be too difficult to spell by most people. When running for mayor he tried to persuade a judge to allow voters to simply write "Impy" on their ballots. The judge refused the request. The families of 6 members of the United States Congress emigrated from Sicily: Daniel Frisa member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. Nick Lampson His family emigrated from the region of Salemi, Trapani. Frank LoBiondo His family emigrated from the region of Belmonte Mezzagno, Palermo. Donald A. Manzullo City not known. Frank Pallone City not known. Vito Fossella Representative from New York John Ferruggio (1925–2010) – Led the evacuation of Pan Am Flight 93, which was hijacked in 1970 Ferdinand Pecora (January 6, 1882 – December 7, 1971). Ferdinand Pecora was born in Nicosia, Sicily, the son of Louis Pecora and Rosa Messina who emigrated to the United States and New York City with his parents. He earned a law degree from the New York Law School and eventually worked as an assistant district attorney. He led Senate hearings into the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 that launched a major reform of the American financial system. Pecora personally undertook many of the interrogations during the hearings, including high profile Wall Street personalities such as Richard Whitney, president of the New York Stock Exchange and investment bankers Thomas W. Lamont, Otto H. Kahn, Albert H. Wiggin, and Charles E. Mitchell. Pecora's high-profile work led to the hearings being called the