The mob’s early Hollywood involvement included Bugsy Siegel extorting money from studios. Mafia life was portrayed in films like “Scarface,” which Al Capone loved and gave the director a miniature machine gun as a thank you. Capone’s nickname was Scarface, but he preferred “Big Fellow” or “Snorky.” One of the mob’s first significant roles in […]
Al Capone, born in 1899 in New York City, dropped out of school at 14 and joined the Brooklyn Rippers. He moved to Chicago and became second-in-command to Johnny Torrio. During Prohibition, he made over $100 million a year in illegal trades. He was convicted of tax evasion and sent to prison in 1932, where […]
