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Why didn't Al Capone have any scars on his face?

posted 8 months ago by DeRosset (10)
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Wasn't that a defining characteristic?

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[–] xergan (1067) 8 months ago

Capones scar was not Joker-like, much more subtile. Likely easily to hide by make-up. As I am aware, he was only named Scarface to mock him.
Capones scar: https://www.bridgemanimages.com/de/noartistknown/al-capone-in-1930-photo/photograph/asset/2019275
Not visible: https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/05/al-capone/
DeNiros scar: https://youtu.be/Dp4KTfC5rqk?si=SS2q0nySreVQygKc&t=256

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[–] Information-Police (4890) 8 months ago

I'm looking at photos of the real Capone and any scars he had on his face weren't that dramatic.
You can see a faint line here on his left cheek. Most photos I find show the right side of his face, interestingly.
https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/noartistknown/al-capone-in-1930-photo/photograph/asset/2019275

From the movie, you can see a similar, even more noticeable scar on DeNiro's left cheek.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094226/mediaviewer/rm1916580353?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_29

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