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Alcatraz Island (/ˈælkəˌtræz/) is a
small island about 1.25
miles offs**** from San
Francisco in San
Francisco Bay, California, near the
Golden Gate Strait...
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United States Penitentiary,
Alcatraz Island, also
known simply as
Alcatraz (English: /ˈælkəˌtræz/, Spanish: [alkaˈtɾas] "the gannet") or the Rock, was...
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Clarence and John
Anglin escaped from
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security
prison located on
Alcatraz Island in San
Francisco Bay, California...
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Escape from
Alcatraz is a 1979
American biographical prison drama film
directed and
produced by Don Siegel. The screenplay,
written by
Richard Tuggle,...
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Alcatraz or
alcatraz in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Alcatraz is an
island in San
Francisco Bay, California, US.
Alcatraz may also
refer to:...
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Escape from
Alcatraz refers to
events surrounding real or
fictional escape attempts from a
former prison on
Alcatraz Island in San
Francisco Bay. Escape...
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Battle of
Alcatraz,
which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the
result of an
escape attempt at
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by
armed convicts. Two...
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Occupation of
Alcatraz (November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971) was a 19-month long
occupation of
Alcatraz Island and its
prison complex, then classified...
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Stroud (January 28, 1890 –
November 21, 1963),
known as the "Birdman of
Alcatraz", was a
convicted murderer,
American federal prisoner, and
author who has...
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Alcatraz Island in San
Francisco Bay was the site of
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary between 1934 and 1963.
There were a
total of 14
escape attempts from...
