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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Frank Morris | | | |  Frank Morris: Encyclopedia II - Frank Morris - AlcatrazOn January 20, 1960 Frank Morris was shipped to Alcatraz, he became prisoner #AZ1441. Allegedly Frank Morris began scheming his escape as soon as he arrived at Alcatraz. He was not alone in his attempt; there were three others John Anglin, his brother Clarence Anglin, and Allen West(who never went through with the escape attempt).
The escape attempt was extremely complicated, over a period of two years Morris and the Anglins created a raft, lifelike dummies and had stolen a number of tools to dig with. By May of 1962 they had already dug through the vents at the back of the cells. They took it in shifts to work, with ...
See also:Frank Morris, Frank Morris - Early years, Frank Morris - Alcatraz, Frank Morris - The Escape Read more here: » Frank Morris: Encyclopedia II - Frank Morris - Alcatraz |
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| | | | Frank Morris: Encyclopedia II - 1962 - Events
1962 - January.
January 1 - Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand
January 3 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
January 4 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board
January 5 - The first record by The Beatles "My Bonnie" with Tony Sheridan is released by Polydor
January 8 - Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time (National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC)
Janua ...
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| | | | Frank Morris: Encyclopedia II - Alcatraz Island - Escape attempts During its 29 years of operation, the penitentiary never logged any officially successful escapes. In all attempts escapees were either shot dead or believed to be drowned in the frigid San Francisco Bay. Thirty-six prisoners were involved in attempts; seven were shot and killed, two drowned, five unaccounted for, the rest recaptured. Two prisoners made it off the island but were returned, one, in 1945 and one in 1962. Three escapees, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, disappeared from their cells on June 11, 1962. This atte ...
See also:Alcatraz Island, Alcatraz Island - History, Alcatraz Island - Escape attempts Read more here: » Alcatraz Island: Encyclopedia II - Alcatraz Island - Escape attempts |
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| | | | Frank Morris: Encyclopedia II - 1962 - Births
1962 - January.
January 5 - Joe Monzo, American composer
January 14 - Michael McCaul, American politician
January 17 - Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian
January 18 - Jeff Yagher, American actor
January 21 - Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003)
1962 - February.
February 1 - Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist
February 4 - Clint Black, American musician
February 5 - Jennifer Jason Leigh, American ...
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1962 - January.
January 13 - Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (b. 1919)
January 20 - Robinson Jeffers, American poet (b. 1887)
January 26 - Lucky Luciano, American gangster (b. 1897)
January 29 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (b. 1875)
1962 - February.
February 5 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (b. 1890)
February 10 - Eduard von Steiger, President of Switzerland (b. 1881)
February 17 - Bruno Walter, German conductor (b. 1876)
February 19 - Georgios Papanikolaou, ...
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