William Francis Sutton Jr.

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American gangster bank robber criminal human

William Francis Sutton Jr., better known as Willie Sutton, was a notorious American bank robber active in the early to mid-20th century, famed for his numerous escapes from prison and his reputed quip about robbing banks "because that's where the money is."

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William Francis Sutton Jr. canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American gangster ⓘ
bank robber ⓘ
criminal ⓘ
human ⓘ
activePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Slick Willie ⓘ
The Actor ⓘ
Willie Sutton ⓘ
burialPlace Mount Carmel Cemetery ⓘ
New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Queens ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
causeOfDeath emphysema ⓘ
coAuthor Edward Linn ⓘ
convictedOf armed robbery ⓘ
bank robbery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1901-06-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1980-11-02 ⓘ
escapeFrom Eastern State Penitentiary ⓘ
Holmesburg Prison ⓘ
ethnicity Irish American ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
imprisonedIn Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Eastern State Penitentiary ⓘ
knownFor disguises used in bank robberies ⓘ
numerous escapes from prison ⓘ
languageOfQuote English ⓘ
name William Francis Sutton Jr. self-link ⓘ
nicknamed Slick Willie ⓘ
The Actor ⓘ
notableFor bank robbery ⓘ
notableQuote Because that’s where the money is. ⓘ
numberOfKnownRobberies more than 50 ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
bank robber ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brooklyn ⓘ
New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath Massachusetts ⓘ
Springfield ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
subjectOf Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber ⓘ
yearsImprisoned over 30 years ⓘ

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

Willie Sutton → fullName → William Francis Sutton Jr. ⓘ
The Actor → name → William Francis Sutton Jr. ⓘ
subject surface form: Willie Sutton
William Francis Sutton Jr. → name → William Francis Sutton Jr. self-link ⓘ