Morris, Frank (Frank Lee)

LC control no.	n 90723720
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Personal name heading	Morris, Frank (Frank Lee) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Found in	DeNevi, D. Riddle of the rock, 1991: CIP galley (Frank Morris; escaped from Alcatraz prison 6/11/62) Call to publr., 12-12-90 (Frank Lee Morris; prison record gives several diff. b. dates in 1920s) Wikipedia, Sept. 8, 2021: June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt article (Frank Lee Morris (born September 1, 1926) was born in Washington, D.C. He was abandoned by his parents during his childhood, and orphaned at age 11, and spent most of his formative years in foster homes. He was convicted of his first crime at age 13, and by his late teens had been arrested for crimes ranging from narcotics possession to armed robbery. He spent most of his early years in jail serving lunch to prisoners. Later, he was arrested for grand larceny in Miami Beach, car theft, and armed robbery. Morris reportedly ranked in the top 2% of the general population in intelligence, as measured by IQ testing (133). He served time in Florida and Georgia, then escaped from the Louisiana State Penitentiary while serving 10 years for bank robbery. He was recaptured a year later while committing a burglary and sent to Alcatraz on January 20, 1960 as inmate number AZ1441.)