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Topic: Clarence Anglin


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  Clarence Anglin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clarence Anglin was convicted of bankrobbery along with his brother John Anglin who escaped from Alcatraz prison in 1962 with Frank Morris.
He is believed to have drowned in San Francisco Bay, but is still wanted by FBI.
Clarence Anglin was played in the 1979 movie Escape from Alcatraz by Jack Thibeau.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clarence_Anglin   (93 words)

  
 John Anglin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John William Anglin (May 2, 1930 - June 11, 1962?) was an American criminal who escaped from Alcatraz along with his brother Clarence and Frank Morris on June 11, 1962.
John and Clarence Anglin -- who were considered loud-mouthed and hot-headed -- were both excellent escape artists, and they managed to weave their way out of most prisons.
John Anglin was the second to know about the plan; for about two years he chiseled the ventilator grill at the back of his cell.The Anglins and Morris escaped the island on the night of June 11, 1962.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Anglin   (189 words)

  
 The Great Escape from Alcatraz
Brothers John and Clarence Anglin were also serving sentences at Alcatraz for bank robbery, having been convicted along with their brother Alfred.
By May of 1962, Morris and the Anglins and had already dug through the cell's six-by-nine-inch vent holes, and had started work on the vent on top of the cellblock.
Meanwhile John and Clarence started fabricating the dummy heads, and even gave them the pet names of "Oink" and "Oscar." The heads were crude but lifelike, and were constructed from a homemade cement-powder mixture that included such innocuous materials as soap and toilet paper.
www.alcatrazhistory.com /alcesc1.htm   (590 words)

  
 Escapes from Alcatraz Gallery: Escape No. 13
At 9:30, Monday night, convicts Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin were counted in the last head count of the night.
The three then climbed from their cells, which were located at the bottom tier of B-block, thirty feet up the pipes in the utility corridor behind the cell-block to a ventilator opening at the top.
Morris and the Anglin brothers were not in front of their cells.
www.sfgenealogy.com /sf/history/sfoeat13.htm   (641 words)

  
 The Inescapable Alcatraz
The escapees, made famous from the 1975 movie “Escape from Alcatraz”; were Clarence Anglin, 31, his brother John Anglin, 32, both imprisoned for bank robbery, and Frank Morris, 35, imprisoned for armed robbery.
With an IQ of 133, Frank was believed to be the mastermind of the escape.
Shortly after the escape, a waterproof bag containing photos and addresses belonging to one of the Anglin brothers and a life preserver were discovered.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/unsolved_mysteries/59343   (473 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: features@ugusta: Did trio actually escape from Alcatraz? 02/21/99
Three prisoners who might have beaten The Rock were John William Anglin and his brother, Clarence, apair of holdup men from Florida, and a convict pal, Frank Lee Morris -- a bank robber with a genius IQ.
The trio is said to have engineered their breakout without any of the violence of a more dramatic and bloody convict uprising early in 1946 that was put down by guards, police, Marines and shell-fire from two Navy destroyers.
In 1986, news stories reported that Clarence Anglin had died in Iowa in the 1970s, according to his grandson.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/022199/fea_floyd.shtml   (586 words)

  
 amw.com | Clarence Anglin - Fugitive
Said to possess an impressive IQ and a penchant for escaping, Morris was sent to Alcatraz in 1960 after a string of attempted escapes at other facilities.
For their part, Clarence and John Anglin were convicted bank robbers, who like Morris, were sent to Alcatraz after a string of escape attempts.
Morris and the Anglin brothers removed the decoy ventilator grills they had positioned in front of the holes the dug in their cells and climbed up to the roof through the cell plumbing.
www.amw.com /fugitives/case.cfm?id=34391   (428 words)

  
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 Park Information
The Lakeland area, situated 50 kilometers north of Prince Albert, consists of Christopher, Emma and Anglin Lakes.
Combine this with sport fishing walleye, perch and northern pike and your time on the water will be enjoyable to all family members.
Beaches at Murray Point Campground on Emmma Lake and Anderson Point Campground on Anglin Lake have marked swimming areas and are great places to enjoy your endless summer days while ensuring the kids are safely swimming within a designated area.
www.se.gov.sk.ca /saskparks/ParkInfo/parks/park.asp?park=Anglin+Lake   (420 words)

  
 Famous Escapes
June 11, 1962 - Made famous by Clint Eastwood in the movie Escape from Alcatraz, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin vanished from their cells and were never seen again.
A fourth man, Allen West, believed by some people to have been the mastermind, was also involved; however, he was still in his cell the next morning when the escape was discovered.
Several weeks later a man's body dressed in blue clothing similar to the prison uniform was found a short distance up the coast from San Francisco, but the body was too badly deteriorated to be identified.
www.alcatrazhistory.com /escapes2.htm   (1031 words)

  
 iCorrection.com -- Alcatraz
It chronicles the story of Frank Morris (Eastwood) and brothers John (Ward) and Clarence Anglin (Jack Thibeau) who have the distinction of being possibly the only people to ever successfully escape from the Alcatraz prison.
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, life like dummies and had stolen a number of tools to dig with, by the May of 1962 they had already dug through the vents at the back of the cells.
www.icorrection.com /alcatraz.html   (1462 words)

  
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On the morning of June 12, 1962, guards at Alcatraz Prison discovered that inmates Frank Lee Morris, John William Anglin, and Clarence Anglin were missing from their cells.
The inmates had fashioned dummy faces in their bunks and escaped the island prison using a makeshift raft constructed of rubber raincoats.
Morris, and both Anglins were presumed to be dead.
www.lycos.com /info/1962.html   (472 words)

  
 melo: minorscrapes
When Morris and the Anglins reached the water, they knew their dummies were working and that they probably would not be discovered missing until morning.
As the Anglins took turns pumping up the boat and their life jackets, Morris set up the signal light, a homemade flashlight like the one found atop the cell block.
The Anglins decided to stay with the car and driver until the radio reported an escape.
www.melodramatic.com /users/minorscrapes   (2080 words)

  
 Jails
To the left are three pictures of convicts whe escaped Alcatraz and later had a moved made after them, called " Escape from Alcatraz" 1973.
First convict named Clarence Anglin, age 31, sentenced 17 years.
Middle named John William Anglin, age 32, sentenced 10 years.
www.geocities.com /wer_qt/Jails.html   (605 words)

  
 "The Rock" - Alcatraz
Nothing haunted here, but on the morning of June 12, 1962, three prisoners remained in bed instead of standing up at the gates of their cells.
They were Clarence Anglin, John Anglin and Frank Morris.
Guards found that there were actually dummies in their beds, and the three prisoners had escaped.
www.ghostinmysuitcase.com /places/alcatraz   (1493 words)

  
 Popcorn Movies - Escape From Alcatraz
That being of inmates Frank Lee Morris, the Anglin brothers, and Allen West and their supposed escape from the most feared prison in America at the time of Alcatraz located in the freezing waters of the San Francisco Bay.
It is unknown if Frank Morris and his partners actually made it to freedom although the success or failure of the escape is not the focus of the film, rather the events leading up to the attempt.
While at no time is there any doubt that Morris, the Anglins, and West’s ultimate goal is freedom from incarceration, the film is much deeper than that.
www.popcorn-movies.com /e/escapefromalcatraz.php   (530 words)

  
 RootsWeb Message Boards [ Anglin ]
Aden/Adren Anglin of Benton County, Missouri : Kathy Eaton -- 5 Sep 2006
Re: Adrian Anglin of Benton County, Missouri : Karen Parker -- 6 Sep 2006
John and Clarence Anglin, Relation to Campbell or Creehan : Victor Lee -- 16 Jul 2006
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 TIME.com: The Tablespoon Trio -- Jun. 22, 1962 -- Page 1
They were also men of determination and ingenuity, and they may have become the first ever to successfully escape from The Rock.
The convicts were Frank Lee Morris, 35, and brothers John Anglin.
They stole tablespoons from the mess hall, removed the metal grills from the air vents in their cell walls, and night after night, between the guards' hourly bed checks, gouged the crumbly plaster and concrete from the vent.
www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,869952,00.html   (703 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Riddle of the Rock: The Only Successful Escape from Alcatraz: Books: Don Denevi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
On June 11, 1962, a year before the infamous prison in San Francisco Bay was permanently closed, three inmates--Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin--escaped from the island.
None of the three was among the toughest of the hard men who were serving on "The Rock," and whether they survived the treacherous currents of the bay is unknown.
Frankly the book deserves only one star, but based on his efforts to conduct interviews with family members of the Anglin Brothers and inclusion of rare family photographs; there is some value to its content.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879756470?v=glance   (1071 words)

  
 Escape from Alcatraz - FBI Most Wanted.com
On the morning of June 12, 1962, guards at Alcatraz Prison discovered dummy faces in the bunks of Frank Lee Morris, John William Anglin, and Clarence Anglin.
The three prisoners had escaped using a makeshift raft fashioned from rubber raincoats.
Although an exhaustive investigation was conducted by the FBI, no evidence was located that they ever reached the shore and they are presumed dead.
www.fbi-most-wanted.com /alcatraz-escape   (64 words)

  
 San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Rock's administrative code was "Complete Control." At no time did the big house's 450 cells hold more than 250 captives.
This did not prevent three inmates--Frank Lee Morris and John and Clarence Anglin--from tunneling out with sharpened spoons in 1962.
The feat took years, and they were never found.
www.sfcvb.org /travel_media/press.asp?rid=45&cid=5   (659 words)

  
 About Facts Net
They had left behind dummy faces in their bunks.
The prisoners were Frank Lee Morris, John William Anglin and Clarence Anglin.
The prisoners were quite ingenious, they had taken rubber raincoats and made a raft.
aboutfacts.net /DocsAlcatraz.htm   (120 words)

  
 Movie Info for Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story on MSN Movies
Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw Indian said to be the youngest man ever incarcerated in the notorious maximum security prison.
Telly Savalas, a costar of the Burt Lancaster vehicle Birdman of Alcatraz, also guest starred in the 1980 film.
Originally titled Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes, this made-for-TV movie wavers between gritty realism and "I'm bustin' outta here!" artifice.
entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=82437   (170 words)

  
 Alcatraz
In 1962, on the 11th of June, the escape attempt that prompted the movie "Escape From Alcatraz" starring clint Eastwood took place.
Three men, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin were never heard from again.
If they made it or not was never determined but on March 21st, 1963 Alcatraz was closed.
www.cpmission.com /bigjim/alcatraz/alcatraz.html   (1222 words)

  
 Alcatraz Island - Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Two were executed and one sentenced to 99 years in prison.
he only three inmates not accounted for after trying to escape were John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, and Frank Morris, who broke out together in June 1962.
They, with Allen Clayton West, spent several months fashioning crude electric drills and other tools from objects stolen from the kitchen, workshops, and other parts of the prison.
www.cr.nps.gov /museum/exhibits/alca/escapes.html   (566 words)

  
 San Francisco: Alcatraz Island - The Prison -- Round America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Most of the inmates at Alcatraz were men who had proven to be problems at other prisons -- escape risks and troublemakers.
There were 14 attempted federal prison-era escapes, and the best known occurred in June 1962 when Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin slipped into the water.
Although their bodies were never found, they are assumed to have drowned.
www.alcatraztickets.com /alcatraz/prison.htm   (631 words)

  
 Jun
Clarence, 26, and Robert, 23, ended that morning in buildings that occupied the
From Hamilton, the brothers were taken to Cincinnati by FBI agents.
John Anglin, Clarence Anglin and Frank Lee Morris (played by Eastwood in the
www.lanepl.org /Blount/JBCOLS/documents/7329D81D9F2A3344EBF44422D301EBBF6E6B8145.html   (2237 words)

  
 Prometheus Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
But on the windy night of June 11, 1962, John W. Anglin, Clarence R. Anglin, and Frank L. Morris, who had spent almost a year digging out of their concrete cells, slipped into the frigid waters of the Bay and disappeared.
After he made an appearance on the television program "Unsolved Mysteries," the Northern California U.S. Marshall's Office re-opened the case.
Included in the book are extensive interviews with many former inmates of Alcatraz, including the late Clarence "Joe" Carnes, who was to have been the fourth man in the escape party but decided at the last minute to opt for parole.
www.prometheusbooks.com /site/catalog/book_814.html   (228 words)

  
 Clarence Anglin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
One of several inmates who made it into San Francisco Bay in an escape...
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 Mail & Guardian Online:
During its time as federal penitentiary there were 14 escape attempts, all unsuccessful.
In 1962, Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin tried to swim to freedom.
They were never recaptured but are presumed to have drowned, sucked down in the currents.
www.mg.co.za /articledirect.aspx?area=mg_flat&articleid=10520   (697 words)

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