Capone, Al

1. A leader of organized crime in Chicago in the late 1920s, involved in gambling, the illegal sale of alcohol, and prostitution. He was sent to prison in the 1930s for income tax evasion.

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Did anybody ever hear of the great Alphonse Capone, Al Capone, great, great head of the mafia, right?

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A tense moment came when Ralph Capone, Al’s nephew, told him to stop, because TV would hurt his jukebox business.

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Instead of Paul Muni playing the real Italian immigrant, Al Capone, Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, a fictional Cuban immigrant who is part of the modern cocaine trade in Florida.

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Frank Capone, Al's brother, died violently there.

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