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Thomas E. Gaddis

American author (1908-1984) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 76

Thomas Eugene Gaddis was an American writer most noted for his biography, Birdman of Alcatraz (1955), about convicted murderer Robert Stroud. It was adapted as a 1962 film of the same name, starring Burt Lancaster.

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1984 · aged 76

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