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Robert Stroud Birdman Of Alcatraz. Alcatraz Robert Stroud Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 American biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster Sentenced to 12 years at the McNeil Island federal prison, Stroud became known for his anger issues and was sent to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.

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 cited as one of the most notorious criminals in the United States In 1909 he brutally murdered a bartender who had allegedly failed to pay a prostitute for whom Stroud was pimping in Alaska.

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In 1909 he brutally murdered a bartender who had allegedly failed to pay a prostitute for whom Stroud was pimping in Alaska. 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 his mistress in January 1909 [1] [2] [3] During his time at Leavenworth Penitentiary, he reared and sold birds and became a respected ornithologist.

Birdman of Alcatraz Robert F.Stroud's book on prison life finally published Daily Mail Online. Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 American biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster 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 his mistress in January 1909

Birdman of Alcatraz The Story of Robert Stroud by Thomas E. Gaddis. In 1909 he brutally murdered a bartender who had allegedly failed to pay a prostitute for whom Stroud was pimping in Alaska. 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 notable contributions to the study of birds.