Clarence Anglin

E180326

Alcatraz escapee American bank robber person

Clarence Anglin was one of the three inmates who carried out the famous 1962 escape from Alcatraz prison, inspiring books and films about the still-unsolved case.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Clarence Anglin canonical	11
Jack Thibeau as Clarence Anglin	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T755284 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clarence Anglin
Context triple: [Escape from Alcatraz, mainCharacter, Clarence Anglin]

A. Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
B. Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson was an American animator and film director at Walt Disney Studios, best known for his influential work on classic Disney features during the Golden Age of animation.
C. John Willis
John Willis was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
D. Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
E. Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions during the early 20th century.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clarence Anglin
Target entity description: Clarence Anglin was one of the three inmates who carried out the famous 1962 escape from Alcatraz prison, inspiring books and films about the still-unsolved case.

A. Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
B. Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson was an American animator and film director at Walt Disney Studios, best known for his influential work on classic Disney features during the Golden Age of animation.
C. John Willis
John Willis was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
D. Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
E. Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions during the early 20th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Alcatraz escapee ⓘ American bank robber ⓘ person ⓘ
associatedWith	Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary escape lore ⓘ
caseStatus	missing person, presumed dead ⓘ
convictedOf	bank robbery ⓘ
convictionStatus	convicted criminal ⓘ
coParticipant	Frank Morris ⓘ John Anglin ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1931-05-11 ⓘ
dateOfEvent	1962-06-11 ⓘ
escapeFrom	Alcatraz Island ⓘ surface form: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
escapeMethod	dummy heads placed in beds ⓘ raft made from raincoats ⓘ
escapePlanPreparation	climbed utility corridor to reach roof ⓘ tunneled through cell wall ventilation ducts ⓘ
ethnicGroup	white American ⓘ
familyName	Anglin ⓘ
givenName	Clarence ⓘ
imprisonedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
incarceratedAt	Alcatraz Island ⓘ surface form: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
inspiredWork	film "Escape from Alcatraz" ⓘ surface form: Escape from Alcatraz (1979 film) various books about the Alcatraz escape ⓘ
lawEnforcementAgencyInvolved	Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
legalStatusAfterEscape	fugitive ⓘ
mediaCoverage	featured in documentaries about Alcatraz escape ⓘ
memberOf	Anglin brothers ⓘ
notableEventOutcome	fate unknown after escape ⓘ
notableFor	participation in the 1962 escape from Alcatraz ⓘ
notablePlaceOfActivity	Florida ⓘ surface form: Florida, United States
notableUncertainty	no confirmed evidence of death ⓘ
occupation	bank robber ⓘ
participantIn	1962 Alcatraz escape ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Donalsonville, Georgia ⓘ surface form: Donalsonville, Georgia, United States
relative	Alfred Anglin ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	John Anglin ⓘ
subjectOf	FBI investigation into 1962 Alcatraz escape ⓘ theory and speculation regarding survival after escape ⓘ
usedObject	homemade tools for tunneling ⓘ improvised life preservers from raincoats ⓘ
yearOfAlcatrazTransfer	1960 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

film "Escape from Alcatraz" → mainCharacter → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

subject surface form: Escape from Alcatraz

Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris → worksWith → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

Fred Ward as John Anglin → coStarsWith → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jack Thibeau as Clarence Anglin

Frank Morris → coEscapee → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

John Anglin → sibling → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

John Anglin → hasRelative → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

John Anglin → coParticipant → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

John Anglin → associatedWith → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

realPerson Frank Lee Morris → coConspirator → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

subject surface form: Frank Lee Morris

Charley Butts → associatedWith → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

realPerson John Anglin → sibling → Clarence Anglin ⓘ

subject surface form: John Anglin

realPerson John Anglin → coEscapee → Clarence Anglin ⓘ