Birdman of Alcatraz

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nickname

Birdman of Alcatraz is the infamous nickname of Robert Stroud, a convicted murderer who became renowned for his extensive study and care of birds while incarcerated.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nickname →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
convictedOf	murder →
convictionJurisdiction	United States federal court →
country	United States →
dateOfBirth	1890-01-28 →
dateOfDeath	1963-11-21 →
fieldOfWork	avian pathology → canary breeding →
genre	true crime →
hasAlias	Robert Franklin Stroud →
hasGender	male →
hasPart	Birdman of Alcatraz (film) →
heldInSolitaryConfinement	true →
incarcerationStart	1909 →
inPopularCulture	symbol of prison reform debates →
inspired	Birdman of Alcatraz (film) →
knownFor	expertise in canary diseases → rehabilitation through scientific study →
languageOfWorks	English →
legalStatus	life imprisonment →
nationality	American →
notableFor	care of birds in prison → developing bird medicines → extensive correspondence with bird breeders → study of birds in prison →
notableWork	Diseases of Canaries → Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds →
occupation	author → ornithologist →
placeOfBirth	Seattle, Washington, United States →
placeOfDeath	Springfield, Missouri, United States →
placeOfDetention	Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary → Leavenworth Penitentiary →
portrayedBy	Burt Lancaster →
refersTo	Robert Stroud →
sentence	death sentence commuted to life imprisonment →
studied	ornithology →
subjectOf	biographical books → documentaries →
transferredToAlcatraz	1942 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Robert Stroud → Robert Stroud →	nickname
Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds →	authorAliasOf
Masonic Cemetery, Metropolis, Illinois, United States →	burialPlaceOf