ALLEN WEST

:''For the guitarist, see Allen West (musician)''.

'Allen Clayton West' (born September 10, 1926 in New York City) was one of the conspirators who took part in the preparation and planning of the 1962 escape from Alcatraz prison.
Allen West was sent to the Atlanta Penitentiary and the Florida State Prison. He was sent to prison for hijacking as a car thief. He met Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers at Atlanta. He was sent to Alcatraz in 1957 to charged with attempting escape. West became prisoner AZ1335 in 1957. Morris and the Anglins wer sent to Alcatraz in the year 1960 and 1961.
By September, 1961, Frank Morris planned an escape from Alcatraz with West and the Anglins. The escape was planned by West, Frank Morris, and brothers John and Clarence Anglin. West was the only conspirator who did not actually participate in the escape, due to the fact that he was not able to open his room's ventilator grill in time. The other three were able to do so and by the time West was able to open the one in his room the others were gone and had taken the life raft they made to escape. With no other means to exit, West had no choice but to stay back. He did give several interviews after the incident to the FBI and authorities in which he explained their role and strategy to escape. The other three were never seen again. West was never charged for trying to escape.
In the 1979 movie ''Escape from Alcatraz'' Allen West was played by Larry Hankin. However his character's name was changed to "Charley Butts" for an unknown reason.

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★ Frank Morris

★ John Anglin

★ Clarence Anglin

★ Escape from Alcatraz