Birdman of Alcatraz, the

the Birdman of AlcatrazBird·man of Al·ca·traz, the /ˌbɜːdmæn əv ˈælkətræz $ ˌbɜːrd-/

a name given to Robert Stroud, a murderer who used his time in prison to learn about birds, especially the canary. In the early 1900s he was put in prison for killing a man in a fight. Then in 1916 he killed a prison guard and was ordered to spend the rest of his life in solitary confinement. He died in prison. A film The Birdman of Alcatraz was made in 1962 with the US actor Burt Lancaster playing the part of Stroud.

单词	Birdman of Alcatraz, the
释义	Birdman of Alcatraz, the the Birdman of AlcatrazBird·man of Al·ca·traz, the /ˌbɜːdmæn əv ˈælkətræz $ ˌbɜːrd-/ a name given to Robert Stroud, a murderer who used his time in prison to learn about birds, especially the canary. In the early 1900s he was put in prison for killing a man in a fight. Then in 1916 he killed a prison guard and was ordered to spend the rest of his life in solitary confinement. He died in prison. A film The Birdman of Alcatraz was made in 1962 with the US actor Burt Lancaster playing the part of Stroud.
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