Al Capone
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| - | {{Template}}'''Alphonse Gabriel Capone''' ([[January 17]], [[1899]] – [[January 25]], [[1947]]), popularly known as '''Al Capone''' or '''Scarface''', was an [[Italian American]] [[gangster]] who led a [[crime]] syndicate dedicated to the [[smuggling]] and [[Rum-running|bootlegging]] of [[alcoholic beverage|liquor]] and other illegal activities during the [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] Era of the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]]. | + | {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" |
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| + | "This, too, you have been told by others: by [[Heinrich Mann]] in Germany as long as twenty-five years ago, and in America by [[Upton Sinclair]], [[John Dos Passos |Dos Passos]] and others. But you didn’t know of Mann or Sinclair. You know only the champion [[Al Capone]]. Faced with the choice between a library and a brawl, you will unquestionably choose the brawl. " --''[[Listen, Little Man!]]'' (1945) by Wilhelm Reich | ||
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| + | '''Alphonse Gabriel Capone''' ([[January 17]], [[1899]] – [[January 25]], [[1947]]), popularly known as '''Al Capone''' or '''Scarface''', was an [[Italian American]] [[gangster]] who led a [[crime]] syndicate dedicated to the [[smuggling]] and [[Rum-running|bootlegging]] of [[alcoholic beverage|liquor]] and other illegal activities during the [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] Era of the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Al Capone (song)]] | ||
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"This, too, you have been told by others: by Heinrich Mann in Germany as long as twenty-five years ago, and in America by Upton Sinclair, Dos Passos and others. But you didn’t know of Mann or Sinclair. You know only the champion Al Capone. Faced with the choice between a library and a brawl, you will unquestionably choose the brawl. " --Listen, Little Man! (1945) by Wilhelm Reich |
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Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), popularly known as Al Capone or Scarface, was an Italian American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to the smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s.
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