Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a convicted murderer, American federal prisoner, and author who has been …

Oct 10, 2016 · Convicted murderer Robert Stroud became an expert in ornithology while incarcerated, later earning fame as the 'Birdman of Alcatraz.' (1890-1963) Who Was Robert …

Jan 1, 2025 · Robert Stroud was an American criminal, a convicted murderer who became a self-taught ornithologist during his 54 years in prison, 42 of them in solitary confinement, and made …

Robert Stroud, who was better known to the public as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was probably the most famous inmate ever to reside on Alcatraz. In 1909 he brutally murdered a bartender who …

Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 American biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster. [3] [4] It is a largely fictionalized [5] version of the life of Robert …

Brought to public awareness primarily by the 1962 American biographical film, Birdman of Alcatraz (starring Burt Lancaster), Robert Stroud was a convicted murderer. He was sent to …

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 …

Jun 20, 2024 · Better known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz,” Stroud served time in Leavenworth prior to being moved to the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1942. Stroud gained the “Birdman” …

Jul 27, 2023 · Who is the Birdman of Alcatraz? In 1909, Robert Stroud was just eighteen. Though young, Stroud had already embarked on the path that would eventually land him in the United …

Looking Outward: A History of the U.S. Prison System from Colonial Times to the Formation of the Bureau of Prisons by the "Birdman of Alcatraz", Robert Stroud, is a history of the United States …

Robert Stroud, or the Birdman of Alcatraz, was an American convicted murderer and self-taught ornithologist. Stroud committed his first murder when he shot dead a bartender who beat up …

Nov 13, 2009 · On November 25, 1959, four months after being released from 43 years of solitary confinement and transferred to the mainland from the penitentiary on Alcatraz island, Robert …

Mar 15, 2023 · Robert Stroud, also known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz,” was one of the most notorious criminals in the history of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Despite his criminal record, …

Oct 19, 2023 · Robert Stroud, also known as the Birdman of Alcatraz, was one of the most notorious and fascinating inmates in the history of American prisons. He spent 54 years …

Nov 10, 2019 · Robert Franklin Stroud became known to the world as the “Birdman of Alcatraz” through a best-selling book and a 1962 movie. Hollywood giant Burt Lancaster had the starring …

Sep 27, 2016 · Robert Stroud, known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz,” was born in Seattle in 1890. He spent 54 years in prison, 42 of them in solitary confinement. During this time he became a …

Oct 29, 2021 · Robert Stroud, also known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was a murderer who spent 54 years in prison. His life of crime started at an early age, and he was sentenced to …

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. …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Nov. 21 (UPI) Robert Stroud, the convicted murderer who became known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," died in his sleep today in a prison hospital. He was 73 years old.

Robert Stroud (born 1890, Seattle, Washington, U.S.—died November 21, 1963, Springfield, Missouri) was an American criminal, a convicted murderer who became a self-taught …

Robert Stroud, a convicted murderer imprisoned at Alcatraz and other federal prisons from 1909 to 1963, earned the nickname '' The Birdman of Alcatraz '' for the time he devoted to raising...