Thomas E. Gaddis

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Thomas E. Gaddis (September 14, 1908 - October 10, 1984) was a United States author, most noted for his book Birdman of Alcatraz. Thomas E. Gaddis was born in Denver, Colorado. He wrote many non-fiction books that were mostly biographies. He wrote books like Birdman of Alcatraz or Killer: A Journal of Murder. He died in Portland, Oregon on October 10, 1984 at age 76, He was acted by Edmond O'Brien in the 1962 film Birdman of Alcatraz

He is also well-known for the following quote:

Alcatraz, the federal prison with a name like the blare of a trombone, is a black molar in the jawbone of the nation's prison system.