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Al Capone was an American gangster in the 1920s and 1930s. He and his organization robbed and stole and killed to make a profit. He was finally captured in 1938 and imprisoned at Alcatraz. Released because of serious illness, he died at the age of 48 years from cardiac arrest.
Born: 17 January 1899

Died: 25 January 1947 (heart failure)

Birthplace: New York, New York

Best known as: American gangster of the 1920s and '30s

Name at birth: Alphonsus Capone

Alphonse "Al" Capone was one of the most famous U.S. gangsters during the 1930s, a Chicago-based boss involved in illegal gambling, bootlegging (illegal alcohol) and prostitution. Capone got his start in New York, working as a thug and bouncer (where he got the three scars that spawned his nickname, "Scarface"). He moved to Chicago in 1919 and quickly moved up in the ranks of Johnny Torrio's gang. Capone was known for his smarts and brutality, and by 1925 he was in charge of one of Chicago's biggest criminal gangs. It was Capone's men who gunned down seven rivals in 1929 in what was called the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre." Arrested many times over the years, Capone was famously pursued by federal agent Eliot Ness and ended up finally going to jail for income tax evasion in 1931. After serving eight years in federal prisons, Capone was released on good behavior (and because he'd been suffering from syphilis-related ailments). Capone retired to his estate in Florida and died in 1947 of heart failure.

Extra credit: Capone has been portrayed in the movies by by Rod Steiger (Al Capone, 1959), Neville Brand (TV's The Untouchables, 1959-63), Robert DeNiro (The Untouchables, 1987) and William Forsythe (TV's The Untouchables, 1993).

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Alphonso Capone, one of the biggest criminals in history was born 1899 and died 1947. He committed numerous crimes, including killing some person(s). He did make some good acts, like opening up a soup kitchen, but 'Al' was jailed in the Alcatraz prison, one of the most secure prisons in the world. It is now a museum, sort of a historical landmark, and you can visit it in California if you take a ferry there.

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Fahd Azam, or more commonly known as Mr. Capone- E is a Chicano rapper. He is best known for his album Dedicated 2 the Oldies 2 which was released in September 2007. His single, Summertime Anthem reached as high as 29 on the US charts.

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He was a mobster that profited from prohibition in the 1920s.

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a gangster orginaly from naples but his parents moved to Brooklyn and later to Chicago, where he became notorios

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The Chicago underworld.

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