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MAE CAPONE

Mae Capone, the dispair of photographers.(Mario Gomes).

Here is some interesting info on the Mysterious and beautiful Mae Capone.Mae Coughlin Capone also known as Josephine by friends and family.She had a total of four sisters and two brothers.Two of the sisters were named Muriel and another named Agnes.Muriel Coughlin was married to a man named Louis Clark.Muriel had  two sons one named Henry who was in the army overseas in the '40's and the other named Howard.Mae's son was named Albert Francis Capone also known as Sonny.He resided at his parents home situated at 93 Palm Isle from 1928 to 1942.He then later moved to 8941 Northeast 10th Avenue with his new wife Ruth Casey.Ruth is often referred by friends and family as"Casey""Case"and or "Bogge" "Boggie".They had four children named Veronica also known as" Ronnie" , Teresa, Barbara and Patricia .Sonny had attended private school in Florida (alongside Desi Arnaz) a school named St.Patrick High School.He later went on to Notre Dame University from 1937-38 ,then on to the University of Miami 1938-41 obtaining a B.S.degree in business administration.He operated a flower shop in Miami from 1941-42.He was later employed by the war dept. at a Miami air depot as a mechanic's apprentice.He was then employed on an aircraft assemly line.He had a hearing problem due to a mastoid infection developed at a young age.(Al took him to a specialist in NewYork city for an operation in 1925).Mae Coughlin also had a brother named Danny Coughlin and he was married to a woman named Winnie Mae.They operated a waffle shop named Winnie's and a club named Winnie's little club.First place at 233 23rd street and the other at 2218 Collins ave.Mae Capone had allergies especially to dust and wool.She was an ardent churchgoer along with her son Sonny.She and Ruth along with Sonny would attend Sunday mass and weekly services at the Gesu Church in Miami.They went there at least three times a week.She also took great pains to make sure her son would not fall into the life of crime her famous husband had chose stating to Sonny"Don't do as your father did,he broke my heart" Mae Josephine Coughlin was born on April 11,1897 in NewYork.Her father was Michael Coughlin and her mother was Bridget Gorman.She passed away at 3.35 am on April 16,1986 at the Hollywood Hills retirement home 1200 N 35 street in Hollywood, Florida.(Broward County).She was exposed at the Neptune funeral home at 401 W.Prospect Ave. Ft.Lauderdale and later cremated at the Royal Palm Crematory.Rest in Peace.
Sonny divorced Casey and later remarried.



A rare shot of Mae taken with a telephoto lens at Alcatraz.
(Photo courtesy of Bill Helmer).




Loan extension by Mae and Theresa Capone. (Mario Gomes).




Loan agreement and extension.Mae took out a loan in 1926 and asked for an extension after big Al had been sent to the big house.The signatures of Al's wife Mae and his mom Theresa appear on this document.
(Mario Gomes).



Closeup of signatures. (Mario Gomes).




Mae Capone unveiled.
(Mario Gomes).




Opera glasses once belonging to Mae Capone.
(Mario Gomes).



Mae in all her splendor. (Mario Gomes).






Mae ,Al  and Mae's sister Muriel in New Jersey, June of 1945.
(Mario Gomes).




Mae and Sonny Capone.
(Mario Gomes).



Mae Capone in the 1970's
(Mario Gomes)



My deepest heartfelt Thank-you goes out  to my friend ,you know who you are! :-)