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The Birdman of Alcatraz.
Robert Stroud was given the name due to his obsession and research on birds
The book "Birdman Of Alcatraz" was written in 1955 by Thomas E. Gaddis. The book told the true story of Robert Stroud, an inmate of Alcatraz who became an expert on bird diseases.
Robert Franklin Stroud www.alcatrazhistory.com/stroud.htm - 14k Stroud was his last name, John might have been his first. Twas Robert
People claim that ghosts haunt Alcatraz Island. Ghosts like Birdman [Robert Stroud] or Al capone.
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Della passed away in 1963
"Birdman of Alcatraz" was born Robert Franklin Stroud on January 28, 1890 in Seattle, WA, the son of Frank Robert Stroud and Elizabeth Jane McCartney.
On March 26th, 1916, Birdman of Alcatraz received solitary. The birdman was Robert Stroud. Robert shot and killed a man who beat and raped his girlfriend. He was sent to jail to await trial for murder.
Al Capone and Joe Bowers James "Whitey" Bulger, Alvin Karpas, Robert "Birdman" Stroud, Art Barker
The cast of The Big House - 1998 includes: Paul Sorvino as Narrator Robert Stroud as Himself ("The Birdman of Alcatraz")
Al Capone was one and Robert "Birdman" Stroud. Who also served time at the Leavenworth Correctional Facility in Leavenworth, Kansas prior to Alcatraz.