RISE MAGAZINE Volume 2 | Page 54

Frank Lee Morris

Frank Lee Morris was known for his great mind and ability for planning. He was cunning, highly skilled and extremely intelligent. When he was 11, Morris became an orphan, after which he was moved from foster home to foster home. Those years taught him self-reliance and independence.

But Morris was also drawn to trouble. At the tender age of 13, he was convicted for his first crime. He was set to make his mark on the world in a most unexpected way. Frank Morris will forever be known as the man who orchestrated the great escape from Alcatraz.