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Alphonse Gabriel Capone (/ k ə ˈ p oʊ n / kə-POHN, [1] Italian:; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931.
Scarface (also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Hawks and Howard Hughes. The screenplay, by Ben Hecht, is based loosely on the novel first published in 1930 by Armitage Trail, which was inspired by Al Capone.
Antonio "Tony" Camonte is main character in Scarface and the novel of the same name, written by Armitage Trail, where the character is named Tony Guarino. Portrayed by Paul Muni, Tony is loosely inspired by on Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone. In the novel and film, Tony is running the alcohol trade during the prohibition and is gunned down ...
There, he earned his nickname "Scarface" after a fight left him with a sliced cheek. After packing up and heading to Chicago in 1920, Capone found himself in the company of crime boss Johnny Torrio.
A prequel novel, Scarface: The Beginning, written by L. A. Banks, was published in 2006. [3] [4] Montana has a large scar on his face, which explains why he is known as Scarface. This is the same type of scar that Al Capone received from a bar fight in 1917 at the Harvard Inn. [5] [6]
The gun that infamous gangster Al Capone used for personal protection will be auctioned in South ... He was known by many nicknames including Scarface for the scar he got in a bar fight and Big Al ...
Alphonse "Al" Capone Al Brown, Scarface, Snorky: 1925 1931 Sentenced for tax evasion in 1931. Frank Nitti (Born Francesco Nitto) The Enforcer: 1931 1943
Scarface, nickname for Al Capone (1899-1947), an American gangster and a businessman. Scarface, a novel by Armitage Trail, loosely based on Capone's rise to power Scarface, a film starring Paul Muni; Scarface, a remake starring Al Pacino Scarface, a soundtrack for the 1983 film