René Belbenoît
René Belbenoît | |
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Belbenoît in 1938 | |
| Born | 4 April 1899 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 February 1959 (aged 59) Lucerne Valley, California, U.S. |
| Notable work | Dry Guillotine |
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Jules René Lucien Belbenoît (French pronunciation: [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.