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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.
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.
Alphonse "Al" Capone Al Brown, Scarface, Snorky: 1925 1931 Sentenced for tax evasion in 1931. Frank Nitti (Born Francesco Nitto) The Enforcer: 1931 1943
Al Capone is the inspiration for the central character of Tony Camonte in Armitage Trail's novel Scarface (1929), [6] ... (2020) called "Al Capone".
In 1983, Scarface updated the Al Capone gangster story for the modern era.Director Brian De Palma and screenwriter Oliver Stone transplanted the story to Miami and swapped out booze for blow, but ...
Salazar's breakthrough role was Scarface, ... That movie was set in Chicago and inspired by the life of Al Capone, even using one of his infamous monikers as the title. De Palma moved the story to ...
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 ...