Robert Elliott Burns

Burns at a court hearing Robert Elliott Burns (May 10, 1892 – June 5, 1955) was an American World War I veteran known for escaping from a Georgia chain gang and publishing the memoir, ''I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!'', exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system. His memoir and story was adapted into the similarly titled 1932 Oscar-nominated film ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'', which received nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor for star Paul Muni. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Burns, Robert Elliott
    Published 1985
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