The True Story Of Scarface

Capone Dropped Out Of Elementary School & Joined A Gang

Capone was born in Brooklyn, NY, on Jan. 17, 1899. He had eight siblings, and his parents were Italian immigrants. Capone dropped out of school before completing sixth grade and later joined the Five Points Gang in Manhattan. He worked as a bouncer at a bar in Coney Island called the Harvard Inn, which was owned by mobster Frankie Yale. Capone married Mae Coughlin in 1918, and they remained together until his death. They had one son, Sonny. Capone moved to Chicago in 1920, but historians aren’t sure whether he did so because he was invited by crime boss Johnny Torrio or because he injured a rival gangster.