1. Capone Wanted To Create A Positive Media Image So Hired A Press Officer... And Asked Photographers To Photograph Him On His "Good" Right Side
Alongside his charitable acts and his regular visits to big sporting events such as the baseball, Capone also used other methods to play up his positive celebrity image. Asking photographers to snap him on his "good" right side - because his scars were on the left of his face - Capone also hired a press officer named Damon Runyon to control his media image. So popular was Capone that he was even featured on the front cover of TIME magazine on March 24, 1930. Did you enjoy this article? Any more Capone facts that deserve mention? Share your thoughts below in the comments thread.
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