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Thomas E. Gaddis (September 14, 1908 - October 10, 1984) was a United States author, most noted for his book about convicted murderer Robert Stroud, who was known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz". Gaddis was born in Denver, Colorado. He wrote many non-fiction books, mostly biographies. In addition to ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' (1955), he was author of ''Killer: A Journal of Murder'' (1970), about American serial killer Carl Panzram. The author, born Thomas Eugene Gaddis, wrote ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' in 1955. The biography became one of the nation's best-known prison biographies. ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' was the story of Robert Stroud, the grandson of a Federal judge, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in solitary confinement after stabbing a guard to death in Leavenworth Federal prison in Kansas. He was serving time in Leavenworth as a consequence of a slaying he committed in Alaska. While in solitary in Leavenworth, Stroud became an expert on birds, writing ''Stroud's Digest of the Diseases of Birds'' in Leavenworth from 1939 to 1941. The 1962 film ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' starred Burt Lancaster as Stroud. Gaddis was portrayed by Edmond O'Brien. Gaddis worked as a court consultant and on various writing projects. He is also well known for the following quote: He died in Portland, Oregon, on October 10, 1984, at age 76. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas E. Gaddis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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