realPerson Frank Lee Morris

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Frank Lee Morris was a convicted bank robber best known as the mastermind behind the infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, whose fate remains unknown.

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instanceOf bank robber
escapee
human
birthDate 1926-09-01
birthPlace Washington, D.C.
category Alcatraz escapees
American bank robbers
missing people
people from Washington, D.C.
citizenship United States of America
coConspirator Allen West
Clarence Anglin
John Anglin
criminalCharge bank robbery
burglary
education largely self-educated in prison
escapeDate 1962-06-11
escapeFrom Alcatraz Island
surface form: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
escapeMethod tunneling through cell wall and using improvised raft
escapePreparation built rubber raft from raincoats
constructed dummy heads
widened ventilation ducts
escapeResult never officially found
ethnicity white American
familyName Morris
fate unknown
FBIMissingPersonCaseStatus open for many years
gender male
givenName Frank
imprisonmentReason repeat offender under federal law
incarceratedAt Alcatraz Island
surface form: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

Louisiana State Penitentiary
intelligence reported high IQ
knownFor planning and executing escape from Alcatraz
mediaCoverage subject of numerous documentaries
name Frank Lee Morris
notableEvent 1962 Alcatraz escape
notableFor 1962 escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
occupation bank robber
portrayedBy Clint Eastwood
roleInEvent mastermind of the 1962 Alcatraz escape
status missing person
subjectOf FBI investigation
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
wantedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris basedOn realPerson Frank Lee Morris