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Alcatraz Island in popular culture

In an issue of Psi-Force, the group takes a sightseeing tour to Alcatraz and wind up getting attacked and temporarily imprisoned there.

Don Siegel's 1979 thriller Escape from Alcatraz chronicles the story of Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, who successfully escaped from Alcatraz in 1962, although it is unknown whether they survived the trip across the bay.

Alcatraz Morgue

During Alcatraz's use as a Federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963, deceased inmates were taken to the San Francisco County Coroner on the mainland.

Alcatraz water tower

It is located on the northwestern side of the island, near Tower No. 3, beyond the Morgue and Recreation Yard.

Alcatraz Wharf

The wharf, or boat dock, was established on Alcatraz in the 1850s to permit the landing of men and building materials to construct a fort, completed in 1859.

Alcatraz, Cape Verde

The village is around 25 km northeast of the island capital of Vila do Maio and around south of Pedro Vaz and it is linked with the road encircling the island.

Areop-Enap

When Perenelle Flamel is abandoned on Alcatraz, she meets Areop-Enap who she has met before on prior occasions.

Battle of Alcatraz

Miran Thompson and Sam Shockley were executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin on December 3, 1948 for their role in the Battle of Alcatraz.

Alcatraz — The Whole Shocking Story (1980) — a factually based TV drama of the events incorporated into a larger narrative of the history of Alcatraz as seen through the eyes of its youngest prisoner, Clarence Carnes.

Building 64

Building 64, also known as the 64 building, building # 64 or the Building 64 Residenial Apartments, was the first building constructed on the island of Alcatraz off the coast of San Francisco, USA, entirely for the purpose of accommodating for the military officers and their families living on the island.

Camp White

The documentary chronicles the stories of the troops that were trained in this "Alcatraz of Boot Camps" and the impact of the military base on the Southern Oregon economy.

Custer Died For Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto

Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, is a 1969, non-fiction book by the lawyer, professor and writer Vine Deloria, Jr. The book was noteworthy for its relevance to the Alcatraz-Red Power Movement and other activist organizations, such as the American Indian Movement, which was beginning to expand.

James A. Johnston

Johnston wrote several books during his lifetime including "Prison Life is Different" where he documents his time spent as warden at Folsom, San Quentin, and Alcatraz.

James Lucas

James C. Lucas (1912–1963), American criminal, took part in an attempted escape from Alcatraz Penitentiary in 1938

Joseph Paul Cretzer

Cretzer was portrayed by Telly Savalas in Alcatraz — The Whole Shocking Story (1980) and by Howard Hesseman in Six Against the Rock (1987).

Mob of the Dead

Mob of the Dead, also known as Alcatraz Island, is a Zombies map released for Call of Duty: Black Ops II in the downloadable content (DLC) pack Uprising.

Rufe Persful

Once he was shifted to the Alcatraz prison, his heinous crime in Tucker, Arkansas of murdering a female prisoner who was pregnant, to camouflage rape, was also exposed.

Sacred Cows

# "Alcatraz" (Words and music by Jeff Silvey and Billy Simon. Originally recorded by Al Denson)

Tara Ison

She is the author of three novels: Rockaway (Soft Skull Press, 2013), The List (Scribner, 2007), and A Child out of Alcatraz (Faber & Faber, 1997), which was a Finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

The Birdman

The Birdman was the nickname of convicted killer, Robert Stroud who was imprisoned at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary for 17 years.

Thomas E. Gaddis

Birdman of Alcatraz was the story of Robert Stroud, the grandson of a Federal judge, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in solitary confinement after stabbing a guard to death in Leavenworth Federal prison in Kansas.

Three Smart Saps

The mobster party in prison is decorated with college-sports-style banners for Alcatraz, Joliet, Leavenworth and Sing Sing, all well-known prisons of the day.

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes

In the movie The Rock, John Mason (played by Sean Connery) responds to an offer of freedom by the FBI in exchange for his cooperation to help free captives on Alcatraz by saying, "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes." Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) responds with the translation, "I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts."


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