Talk:Allen West (prisoner)

"Clarence"

 * The remark about not being charged seems to refer to West. All four were never charged with
 * anything.

After the Alcatraz escape...
Could someone inform if Allen West is still alive and/or if he's out from the prison?

Hi, I'm wondering exactly the same. Is he currently out of prison?
 * West was probably born in the 1920's. I don't know if he is still with us now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.41.51.240 (talk) 12:12, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The dutch article says West was born in 1935, but 1926 seems to be correct. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.44.110.56 (talk) 11:55, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The Dutch article now has 1926. The photo of West suggests that he was born in about 1926. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.149.255.133 (talk) 10:25, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

82.73.21.65 has added information about West's further career and death.

For future reference: A January 24, 1969 article in the St. Petersburg Evening Independent refers to a 38-year-old Allen Clayton West who was sentenced to another life time for an attempted escape. Not sure if it is the exact same guy, but it would put his date of birth around 1930 or 1931. Location (talk) 23:01, 24 December 2009 (UTC)


 * January 29, 1953 article in the Spokane Daily Chronicle and the Florence (Alabama) Times refer to the capture of a 23-year-old Allen Clayton West in Vicksburg, MS who was a fugitive from the Florida state prison. Again, I'm not sure if this is the same guy, but it would put his date of birth around 1929 or 1930. Location (talk) 23:13, 24 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Babyak's book states that he died 12/1978 at the age of 49... that puts his birth around 1929. Location (talk) 00:13, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

See Jolene Babyak, "Breaking the Rock: the Great Escape from Alcatraz". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.30.71.244 (talk) 16:19, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Several

 * Several links to the "Allen West" article are caused by mistaking West for the musician
 * of the same name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.41.51.240 (talk) 14:47, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * The wrong links have now been removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.41.51.240 (talk) 11:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:24, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Names changed in film?
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 * The movie took the liberty of changing every name of any person involved in the escape, so as to avoid litigation (even going as far as to mention the Warden was a succesor to Warden Blackwell - when Blackwell was the last Warden of Alcatraz).

Not really - the Anglin brothers and Morris names were used unchanged. Ellsworth (talk) 03:07, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Another photo
I think that there is another photo of West. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.30.71.244 (talk) 16:21, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Popular culture
In DC Comics there is a character called The Flash whose secret identity is named "Barry Allen" who had a teenage sidekick (his wife's nephew) Kid Flash whose name is "Wally West". Coincidence?

Hmmmm.... Jack Meihoffer (talk) 01:45, 20 May 2012 (UTC)