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René Belbenoît

René Belbenoît

1899–1959

Nationality
France
Occupation
writer

Jules René Lucien Belbenoît (French: [ʁəne bɛlbənwa]; 4 April 1899 – 25 February 1959) was a French prisoner on Devil's Island who successfully escaped to the United States.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Devil's Island
    Dates unknown

Biography

Jules René Lucien Belbenoît (French: [ʁəne bɛlbənwa]; 4 April 1899 – 25 February 1959) was a French prisoner on Devil's Island who successfully escaped to the United States. He later published the memoirs, Dry Guillotine (1938) and Hell on Trial (1940), about his exploits.

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