"the film were highly fictionalized, with former inmates stating that Stroud was far more sinister and unpleasant than the character depicted in them. Stroud was never allowed to see the film. Art Carney played Stroud in the 1980 TV movie """", and Dennis Farina played Stroud in the 1987 TV movie ""Six Against the Rock"", a dramatization of the Battle of Alcatraz of 1946. In music, Stroud has been the subject of the instrumental ""Birdman of Alcatraz"" from ""Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record"" (1977), a concept album about criminality, and the song ""The Birdman"" by Our Lady Peace is also about"
"Ed Stroud Edwin Marvin Stroud (October 31, 1939 – July 2, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he played in the Major Leagues from 1966–1971 for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators. Born in Lapine, Alabama on October 31, 1939, Stroud lived in Warren, Ohio for about 70 years. He was a 1958 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School who also served in the United States Army. A prolific base stealer during his minor league career, Stroud was nicknamed ""The Streak"" for his speed and ""The Creeper"" for his unusual walk. Stroud stole 57 bases"
"among prisoners."" The reputation of the prison was not helped by the arrival of more of America's most dangerous crooks including Robert Stroud, the ""Birdman of Alcatraz"", in 1942, who spent 17 years at Alcatraz. He entered the prison system at age 19, and never left. Stroud killed a guard, tangled with other inmates and spent 42 of his 54 years in prison in solitary confinement. However, somewhat contradicting its reputation and the fact that many former inmates named it ""Hellcatraz"" based on its horrors, some prisoners reported that the living conditions in Alcatraz were much better than most other"
"singer and lyricist Raine Maida once saw on the street. The Birdman was the nickname of convicted killer, Robert Stroud who was imprisoned at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary for 17 years. ""I assumed he was some kind of politician that lost it and was living on the streets and just going nuts all night. It was strange; I just caught a few words as I passed by him, and he was one of the most intelligent people I have ever heard speak. Right then I had this enlightenment. I did not give him a chance and there are probably times where"
"Robert Armstrong (comics) Robert Armstrong (born 1950 in Pasadena, California) is a cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and musician. He is known for his underground comix character Mickey Rat, for popularizing the term ""couch potato,"" and for being a member of Robert Crumb's band the Cheap Suit Serenaders. Armstrong attended Pasadena High School, graduating in 1968, and Pasadena City College from 1969-1971. He did course work at the Chouinard Art Institute from 1967-1969. In the early 1970s Armstrong moved to San Francisco and began dating Phoebe Gloeckner's mother. Armstrong's paintings and illustrations have been exhibited in galleries since the late 1980s. Mickey"
"President John F. Kennedy the following day, relegating his death notice to the back pages of only a few newspapers. Stroud is considered to be one of the most notorious criminals in American history. Robert Niemi states that Stroud had a ""superior intellect,"" and became a ""first-rate ornithologist and author,"" but was an ""extremely dangerous and menacing psychopath, disliked and distrusted by his jailers and fellow inmates."" However, by his last years, he was seen more favorably, and Judge Becker considered Stroud to be modest, no longer a danger to society, with a genuine love for birds. Given his level"
"broadcasts, spreading its ""turn on, tune in, veg out"" message, garnering 7,000 members, and popularizing the term. Robert Armstrong (comics) Robert Armstrong (born 1950 in Pasadena, California) is a cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and musician. He is known for his underground comix character Mickey Rat, for popularizing the term ""couch potato,"" and for being a member of Robert Crumb's band the Cheap Suit Serenaders. Armstrong attended Pasadena High School, graduating in 1968, and Pasadena City College from 1969-1971. He did course work at the Chouinard Art Institute from 1967-1969. In the early 1970s Armstrong moved to San Francisco and began dating"
"family of diseases, gaining much respect and some level of sympathy among ornithologists and farmers. Stroud ran a successful business from inside prison, but his activities infuriated the prison staff, and he was eventually transferred to Alcatraz in 1942 after it was discovered that Stroud had been secretly making alcohol using some of the equipment in his cell. Stroud began serving a 17-year term at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on December 19, 1942, and became inmate #594. In 1943, he was assessed by psychiatrist Romney M. Ritchey, who diagnosed him as a psychopath, but with an I.Q. of 112. Stripped of"
"Ronald Rood Ronald Rood (July 7, 1920- July 16, 2001) was a Vermont author, naturalist and Vermont Public Radio commentator who wrote over 30 books, including ""The Loon in My Bathtub,"" ""How Do You Spank a Porcupine?,"" ""It's Going to Sting Me,"" and ""Mother Can I Keep This Clam - It Followed Me Home."" ""Ron Rood's Vermont: A Nature Guide"" was published by The New England Press in 1988. Rood was born in Torrington, Connecticut in 1920. He was intrigued by all of nature from early childhood, stating that his mentor was Thornton Burgess. During the Second World War, Rood"
"On December 19, 1942, Stroud was transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, and became inmate #594. He reportedly was not informed in advance that he was to leave Leavenworth and his beloved birds, and was given just 10 minutes' notice of his departure; his birds and equipment were sent to his brother as Alcatraz's strict policies meant that he was unable to continue his avocation. He spent six years in segregation and another 11 confined to the hospital wing there. In 1943, he was assessed by psychiatrist Romney M. Ritchey, who diagnosed him as a psychopath, but with an I.Q. of"
"he led the major leagues with 29 errors, which remains both Stuart's career high and the Boston Red Sox single season record for first basemen. Dubbed ""Stone Fingers"" that same season by none other than Hank Aaron, Stuart would become far better known as ""Dr. Strangeglove"" following the release of the like-named 1964 film. (In January 1973, almost four years after Stuart's retirement, it was noted that the not yet instituted designated hitter ""rule would have suited Dr. Strangeglove perfectly."") Other, less well known but equally unflattering nicknames included ""Iron Glove"" and, in a more literary vein, ""The Ancient Mariner"","
"Robert Scot Robert Scot (October 2, 1745 – November 3, 1823) was Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1793 until his death in 1823. He was succeeded by William Kneass. Scot designed the popular and rare Flowing Hair dollar coinage along with the Liberty Cap half cent. Scot is perhaps best known for his design, the Draped Bust, which was used on many silver and copper coins. Robert Scot was the most prolific engraver of early American patriotic iconography, with symbols and images depicting rebellion, unity, victory, and liberty throughout his career in America. Robert Scott was born"
"his birds and equipment, he wrote a history of the penal system. Stroud was transferred to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri in 1959, where he stayed until his death on November 21, 1963. He is buried in Metropolis, Illinois. Author Carl Sifakis referred to Stroud as ""possibly the best-known example of self-improvement and rehabilitation in the U.S. prison."" Stroud was born in Seattle, the eldest child of Elizabeth Jane (née McCartney 1860-1938) and Benjamin Franklin Stroud. His mother had two daughters from a previous marriage. His father was an abusive alcoholic, and Stroud ran away from"
"facial stubble. During the First World War, a ""Lord Clive"" class monitor was named for him, HMS ""General Craufurd"". Attribution: Robert Craufurd Major-General Robert Craufurd (5 May 1764 – 23 January 1812) was a British soldier. After a military career which took him from India to the Netherlands, he was given command of the Light Division in the Napoleonic Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington. Craufurd was a strict disciplinarian and somewhat prone to violent mood swings which earned him the nickname ""Black Bob"". He was mortally wounded storming the lesser breach in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo on"
"Obert Skye Obert Skye is the pseudonym of Robert Farrell Smith. He is a bestselling American children's writer known for the ""Leven Thumps"" series, the ""Pillage"" trilogy,[1] and ""The Creature from My Closet"" series. He is also the author of ""Witherwood Reform School"" and ""Beyond Foo"". Skye is known for novels that emphasize the power of imagination and importance of discovering the impossible in the mundane. Even the Obert Skye pen name, which is used to further ""research"" on the world of Foo in Leven Thumps and the existence of dragons in Pillage, is “all about imagination” and “thinking bigger"
"Robert Craufurd Major-General Robert Craufurd (5 May 1764 – 23 January 1812) was a British soldier. After a military career which took him from India to the Netherlands, he was given command of the Light Division in the Napoleonic Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington. Craufurd was a strict disciplinarian and somewhat prone to violent mood swings which earned him the nickname ""Black Bob"". He was mortally wounded storming the lesser breach in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo on 19 January 1812 and died four days later. Craufurd was born at Newark, Ayrshire, the third son of Sir Alexander"
"Richard Strout Richard Lee Strout (March 14, 1898 – August 19, 1990) was an American journalist and commentator. He was national correspondent for the ""Christian Science Monitor"" from 1923 and he wrote the ""TRB from Washington"" column for ""The New Republic"" from 1943 to 1983; he collected the best of his columns in ""TRB: Views and Perspectives on the Presidency"" (New York: Macmillan, 1979), a book notable for showing that Strout was one of the first observers of the American presidency to express worry about what later scholars and journalists came to call the imperial presidency. Richard Lee Strout was"
"the adoption of Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (informally known as the ""Stroud Rule""): """"Goal tending by any player leaping up to deflect a kick as it passes above the crossbar of a goal post is prohibited. The referee could award 3 points for a palpably unfair act"""". Morris Stroud Morris Stroud Jr. (May 17, 1946 – October 17, 2016) was a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. He did not play in the 1969 regular season but was on the roster for the 1969 AFL Championship Game. From 1970 to 1974, he played for the NFL's Chiefs."
"days were short-lived, however, because Oklahoma statehood in 1907, forced Stroud to become ""dry"" as well. During the first decade of the 20th Century, Stroud's economy was based on cotton farming in the surrounding countryside. The population at statehood was 1,312. By 1909, Stroud had two banks, two newspapers, four cotton gins, and a cottonseed-oil mill, but the 1910 census showed population declined to 1,220. On March 27, 1915 Stroud became the victim of a legendary outlaw: ""Henry Starr, along with six other men, decided to rob two banks at the same time... The [Stroud] robbery would prove... disastrous for"
"he led the Expos with 30 home runs in 1970 and, owing to his red hair, was nicknamed ""Le Grand Orange"". Staub was Montreal's lone representative at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in the team's first three seasons, and endeared himself to the local fans by learning French. Also popular was pitcher Claude Raymond, who completed his Major League career with Montreal in 1972 and was the team's first French-Canadian star. Pitcher Carl Morton, who posted an 18–11 record in 1970, was the first player in franchise history to be named National League Rookie of the Year. Bill Stoneman"
"Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1928) Robert Walkup Smith (May 13, 1928 – June 23, 2003), nicknamed ""Riverboat"", was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher who appeared in 30 games in the Major Leagues over parts of 1958 and 1959 for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. He was listed as tall and . He attended the University of Missouri. Smith fashioned a 13-season (1951–63) professional career and won 94 games in minor league baseball. He earned his nickname from San Francisco baseball writer Bob Stevens for his coolness and finesse under fire—not unlike"
"Richard Cloward Richard Andrew Cloward (December 25, 1926 – August 20, 2001) was an American sociologist and an activist. He influenced the Strain theory of criminal behavior and the concept of anomie, and was a primary motivator for the passage of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 known as ""Motor Voter"". He taught at Columbia University for 47 years. Cloward was born in Rochester, New York, the son of Esther Marie (Fleming), an artist and women's rights activist, and Donald Cloward, a radical Baptist minister. Cloward served as an ensign in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946."
"voice in the conclusion of a well known Roto-Rooter plumbing ad, and other Radio and Television advertisements. Fouts was also well known for his ""Captain Stubby Sez"" columns - which appeared in a number of publications, including ""Prairie Farmer"". Being short and stocky as a child, Fouts earned the nickname ""stubby"". He was married to Eva Lou Fouts for over 63 years, until his death in 2004. He died in Kokomo, Indiana after suffering a stroke. Tom Fouts Tom C. Fouts (November 24, 1918 – May 24, 2004) was a farmer, author, and comedian. He was popularly known as Captain"
"Robert Giroux Robert Giroux (April 8, 1914 – September 5, 2008) was an American book editor and publisher. Starting his editing career with Harcourt, Brace & Co., he was hired away to work for Roger W. Straus, Jr. at Farrar & Straus in 1955, where he became a partner and, eventually, its chairman. The firm was henceforth known as Farrar, Straus and Giroux, where he was known by his nickname, ""Bob"". In his career stretching over five decades, he edited some of important voices in 20th century fiction including, T.S. Eliot, George Orwell and Virginia Woolf, and published the first"
"of notoriety, the crimes he committed were unremarkable, especially as the assaults he committed had a clear cause. Carl Sifakais considers Stroud to have been a ""brilliant self-taught expert on birds, and possibly the best-known example of self-improvement and rehabilitation in the U.S. prison."" Because of Stroud's contributions to the field of ornithology, he gained a large following of thousands of bird breeders, and poultry raisers who demanded his release, and for many years a ""Committee to Release Robert F. Stroud"" campaigned to have Stroud released from prison. However, because Stroud had killed a federal officer, his punishment in solitary"
"Woody Strode Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American athlete and actor. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first African American players in the National Football League in the postwar era. After football, he went on to become a film actor, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ""Spartacus"" in 1960. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Strode was born in Los Angeles. His parents were from New Orleans; his grandmother was"
"commentary from Washington over many years as staff correspondent for ""The Christian Science Monitor"" and contributor to ""The New Republic""."" Strout was a Washington resident at age 92, when he died there on August 19, 1990, eleven days after hospitalization following a fall. Richard Strout Richard Lee Strout (March 14, 1898 – August 19, 1990) was an American journalist and commentator. He was national correspondent for the ""Christian Science Monitor"" from 1923 and he wrote the ""TRB from Washington"" column for ""The New Republic"" from 1943 to 1983; he collected the best of his columns in ""TRB: Views and Perspectives"
"circuit for another five years with the Salt Lake City Bees in 1925, Hollywood Stars and Los Angeles Angels in 1926, the Sacramento Senators in 1927, and the Portland Beavers in 1928. He also played in 1929 for the Oroville Olives in the Sacramento Valley League. Stroud was married in February 1910 to Catherine Dunlap of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Stroud died in Stockton, California, in 1970 at age 84. He is buried at East Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento, California. Sailor Stroud Ralph Vivian Stroud (May 15, 1885 – April 11, 1970), sometimes referred to as Sailor Stroud, was an American"
"it had purchased all the land on the island and compelled its last residents to leave. The federal penitentiary's most famous inmates were probably Robert Stroud, the ""Birdman of Alcatraz,"" who was held there from 1909 to 1912; Charles Manson, who before inspiring ""Helter Skelter"" in killing Sharon Tate and others in 1969, was an inmate from 1961 to 1966 for trying to cash a forged government check; and Alvin Karpis, who was transferred to McNeil Island in 1962, from Alcatraz as a result of its impending closure, to complete his sentence. Karpis, who was labeled the FBI's Public Enemy"
"Robert Proud Robert Proud (1728–1813) was an English educator, Quaker and historian known for his research and writing about the Province of Pennsylvania (also known as the Pennsylvania Colony). Dubbed “Pennsylvania’s first historian” Proud was a Loyalist during the American Revolution, and completed much of his writing while living in poverty after emigrating from England to Philadelphia. Born on May 10, 1728 in Yorkshire, England, Robert Proud was a son of Ann and William Proud, a prosperous farmer. Initially reared “on a leasehold near the North-Riding market-town of Thirsk,” according to historian J. H. Powell, he was educated in a"
"he placed fourth in the Duke Kahanamoku World Surfing Championship at Makaha, Hawaii. He also earned a black belt in the Hawaiian martial art of Kajukenbo Self Defense. Stroud was surfing at Waikiki when he was discovered by actor Troy Donahue who was filming ABC's ""Hawaiian Eye"" and needed a stunt double for his surfing scenes. He then decided to go to Hollywood for a career in acting. Stroud co-starred with Clint Eastwood in two films, ""Coogan's Bluff"" (1968) and ""Joe Kidd"" (1972). He also appeared in several episodes of CBS's ""Hawaii Five-O"": season 3, ep. 9 ""The Late John"
"Sailor Stroud Ralph Vivian Stroud (May 15, 1885 – April 11, 1970), sometimes referred to as Sailor Stroud, was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 20 years from 1910 to 1929, including three years in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1910 and the New York Giants in 1915 and 1916. He appeared in 70 major league games, 41 as a starter, compiling an 18–20 win–loss record and a 2.94 earned run average (ERA) in 361 innings pitched. Stroud was born in Ironia, New Jersey, in 1885. Stroud was a right-handed pitcher."
"Joe Stroud Joe Hinton Stroud (18 June 1936 – 9 May 2002) was Editor and Senior Vice President of the ""Detroit Free Press"" from 1973 to 1998. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and a master's degree in History from Tulane University (1959) in New Orleans. A native of McGehee, Arkansas, his first job was as a reporter for the ""Pine Bluff, Arkansas Commercial"". Then, from 1960 to 1964, Stroud worked at the ""Arkansas Gazette"" in Little Rock, and from 1964 to 1968, he was editorial writer and editorial"