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René Belbenoît
1899–1959
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- writer
Jules René Lucien Belbenoît (French: [ÊÉne bÉlbÉnwa]; 4 April 1899 â 25 February 1959) was a French prisoner on Devil's Island who successfully escaped to the United States.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Devil's IslandDates unknown
Biography
Jules René Lucien Belbenoît (French: [ÊÉne bÉlbÉnwa]; 4 April 1899 â 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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