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  2. Al Capone - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Today in History: Al Capone heads to prison - AOL

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    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.

  4. Chicago Outfit - Wikipedia

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    Alphonse "Al" Capone Al Brown, Scarface, Snorky: 1925 1931 Sentenced for tax evasion in 1931. Frank Nitti (Born Francesco Nitto) The Enforcer: 1931 1943

  5. Scarface (1932 film) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Review: Scarface Shows How Prohibition Leads to Violence

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    Tony Montana has a bloody rags-to-riches story.

  7. Eliot Ness - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, Collins collaborated with historian A. Brad Schwartz on a nonfiction dual biography of Ness and Capone entitled Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago. [23] Collins and Schwartz are currently writing a second volume about Ness's years in Cleveland, entitled The Untouchable and the Butcher. [24]

  8. Depiction of Italian immigrants in the media during Prohibition

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    Scarface (1932) was a film based on the life of Al Capone and shows how Italian Americans were seen in popular cinema. The Prohibition Era, during which the sale of liquor was banned in the United States, is often identified with the rise of bootlegging and organized crime. Hollywood movies depicting the Mafia became extremely popular during ...

  9. The gun Al Capone used for personal protection will be ... - AOL

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    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 ...