Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black and white photo of Al Capone - New York Times Co./Getty Images Perhaps the most famous (or infamous) gangster that the ...

Of all the restaurants Al Capone enjoyed in the US, Brooklyn's Harvard Inn is among the most notorious. And it's not because of the drinks — it's where Capone got his nickname, "Scarface." Johnny ...

Q: According to a few articles I've read, gangster Al Capone disliked the nickname "Scarface." How did he get the scar? — Y.B., Manning, S.C. A: In his early days, Capone (1899-1947) worked as a ...

Chief Leslie H. Quigg of the Miami, Fla., police force, had a famed caller, a burly person whose face is a grim combination of smiles and scars. It was Alphonse (“Scarface Al”) Capone, ganglander, ...