Birdman of Alcatraz

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
causeOfDeath natural causes
convictedOf murder
convictionJurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: United States federal court
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1890-01-28
dateOfDeath 1963-11-21
fieldOfWork avian pathology
canary breeding
genre true crime
hasAlias Robert Stroud
surface form: Robert Franklin Stroud
hasGender male
hasPart film Birdman of Alcatraz
surface form: Birdman of Alcatraz (film)
heldInSolitaryConfinement true
incarcerationStart 1909
inPopularCulture symbol of prison reform debates
inspired film Birdman of Alcatraz
surface form: 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
surface form: Springfield, Missouri, United States
placeOfDetention Alcatraz Island
surface form: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
surface form: Leavenworth Penitentiary
portrayedBy Burt Lancaster
refersTo Robert Stroud
sentence death sentence commuted to life imprisonment
studied ornithology
subjectOf biographical books
documentaries
transferredToAlcatraz 1942

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Robert Stroud nickname Birdman of Alcatraz
Diseases of Canaries nickname Birdman of Alcatraz
subject surface form: Robert Stroud
Della Mae Jones alsoKnownAs Birdman of Alcatraz
subject surface form: Robert Stroud
Burnett Guffey notableWork Birdman of Alcatraz
Thomas E. Gaddis notableWork Birdman of Alcatraz