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 ...

Al Capone didn't give himself the nickname "Scarface." He received it the hard way one fateful night at a Coney Island bar where he once worked.

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 ...