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Birdman of Alcatraz: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand. A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Who Was Robert Stroud?
- Early Years and Incarceration
- The 'Birdman' Is Hatched
- Later Prisons and Death
- Death
- Legacy
Robert Stroud began his 54-year stay behind bars after killing a man in 1909. He developed an interest in ornithology at Leavenworth Federal Prison, where he breeded canaries and wrote two books on the subject. Following his transfer to Alcatraz Prison, Stroud became known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" with the release of a biography and a feature f...
Robert Franklin Stroud, who earned fame as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was born on January 28, 1890, in Seattle, Washington. Raised by an abusive father, he stopped attending school after reaching the third grade. At age 13, he ran away from home. At 18, Stroud made his way to Alaska territory to work on a railroad construction gang. He began a rela...
During a break in the prison yard in 1920, Stroud came upon a fallen nest with baby sparrows. He took the birds back to his cell, sparking his longtime fascination with ornithology. Stroud began reading every book he could acquire on the subject, and recorded his own observations on behavior and illness that the books failed to cover. He was grante...
In late 1942, Stroud was transferred – without his beloved birds – to the U.S. Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, California. Still in isolation, he continued writing, producing manuscripts on the history of the U.S. prison system and an autobiography, though he was denied permission to release them. In 1955, Stroud wa...
Despite the increased attention, Stroud was unsuccessful in his attempts to attain parole. He also filed a lawsuit to have his manuscripts released, and a decision was still pending when he was discovered dead in his cell, from natural causes, on November 21, 1963.
Stroud's manuscripts went into probate, but his lawyer, Dudley Martin, sought to acquire them as administrator of the deceased inmate's will. He finally obtained the manuscripts in 1984 and tried to have them published, but found no takers, as publishing houses were leery of potential lawsuits from Alcatraz officers. After the statute of limitation...
1 Credit. George Cooper. Actor. 26 Credits. Burt Lancaster. Robert Franklin Stroud. Karl Malden. Harvey Shoemaker. Telly Savalas. Feto Gomez. Thelma Ritter. Elizabeth Stroud. Betty Field. Stella...
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Oct 5, 2023 · Q: Who stars in Birdman of Alcatraz? A: The movie stars Burt Lancaster in the lead role as Robert Stroud, alongside Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, and Telly Savalas in supporting roles. Q: When was Birdman of Alcatraz released? A: Birdman of Alcatraz was released in 1962. Q: Does the movie accurately portray Robert Stroud’s life in prison?
In February 1963 Stroud met and talked with actor Burt Lancaster, who portrayed him in The Birdman of Alcatraz. Stroud never got to see the film or read the book it was based on but did share one of the problems that prevented parole, that he was an "admitted homosexual."
Mar 2, 2020 · Biography tells us that Stroud was convicted of manslaughter at 19 and first-degree murder of a prison guard at 26, sentenced to hang but commuted to life imprisonment instead. Stroud was the Birdman in question, a man who ultimately spent 54 of his 73 years in various federal prisons. He shot and killed a man in Alaska for assaulting a woman ...
John Frankenheimer. Director. Thomas E. Gaddis. Novel. Guy Trosper. Screenplay. After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement.
