Mar 28, 2016 goldenrod body was built in mid1965 at sutton s shop. Why willie sutton is a sounder guide to taxing wealth than chuck lane. John hockenberry had just returned from tina browns media conference in santa barbara when we met. History jack wille sutton working on the goldenrod.
June 30, 1901 november 2, 1980 was an american bank robber. Mix a lifelong fascination with bank robber willie sutton 19011980. At an abandoned philadelphia prison, all hell breaks loose. Willie suttons release from prison this holiday season re calls the internationally known bank robbers indirect contri bution to medical education a guide to doctors known as suttons law. If your city is interested in starting its own program, you can obtain how. The infamous willie horton ad was a 1988 presidential campaign tv spot created by bushs supporters that attacked his democratic opponent michael dukakis for. Lust and more book lust, and npr book critic, is the mastermind behind the one city, one. Sutton s grandson provide the pictures for the book. June 15, 2014 npr s arun rath reached the country icon on his tour bus to talk about the new album band of brothers, the first willie nelson album in nearly 20 years to come packed with originals. Known as willie the actor for his clever and disarming impersonations, his career was an amazingly successful one of fabulous bank robberies, daring prison breaks, and front page headlines, all of. Moehringer on npr today his new book sutton is a novel based on notorious bankrobber willie sutton reminded me to write about his excellent. In 1933, he married his second wife, olga kowalska.
A law named for willie sutton assists physicial the new. Willie sutton was willie sutton married or have any girlfriends. In his 1976 book, where the money was, sutton uses the name. Dec 01, 2018 the infamous willie horton ad was a 1988 presidential campaign tv spot created by bushs supporters that attacked his democratic opponent michael dukakis for being soft on crime. After a month of research, moehringer realized the truth about suttons life was too elusive. Born in irish town in brooklyn, willie never quite fit into his own family. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. I, willie sutton 1953 and where the money was 1976, the latter a play on the catchphrase hed never uttered. I rob banks because thats where the money is quote. History jack wille sutton working on the goldenrod the.
Join facebook to connect with willie sutton and others you may know. Upon his capture in 1934, the legendary bank robber willie sutton was asked by fbi agents, why do you rob banks, willie. Americas 1920s, bankrobbing robin hood in his first novel, j. Upon his release from prison on christmas eve 1969, willie leads the duo on a tour where every stop contains a chapter from his past. We are too complicated to just be called serious jane martinson new yorker editor on the magazines magic formula, a new weekly radio. See more ideas about books, books to read and my books. The library of larceny has republished the stories of bank robber willie sutton where the money was, pool room. Farrell, who had a long career as a judge on the queens county court and the new york state supreme court, died yesterday at his home in manhasset, l. Moehringer says writing historical fiction helped him deal with the anger he felt toward banks after the global financial crisis in 2008. Willie sutton biography childhood, life achievements.
Sutton later said a reporter made up the quote, but as moehringer says, with willie, you never know. The person who helps the author arrange everything on paper in. A new york times bestsellerwashington post notable book of 2017npr best books of 2017wall street journal best books of 2017 this book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in america. Moehringer is a work of fiction but the protagonist, willie sutton actually existed. Known as willie the actor for his clever and disarming impersonations, his career was an amazingly successful one of fabulous bank robberies, daring prison breaks, and front page headlines, all of which captured the imagination of america. Siddhartha mukherjee, pulitzer prizewinning author of the emperor of all maladies and the gene at a moment of drastic political upheaval, an american sickness is a. A nonfiction novel that takes us far beyond willie suttons clever oneliners about banks and deeply into his life. Willie sutton was a noted bank robber who gained his apprenticeship under doc tate. In sutton s 1953 book i, willie sutton, he refers to endner as bessie hurley, and states that eddie wilson joined in the burglary. Scope of work and why collaborations fail the author of a book is the person who supplies the ideas, plan, theory, stories, etc. The person who helps the author arrange everything on paper in a marketable form is the writer. Yet willie sutton was cleanthroughout his life of crime he never. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Willie sutton born on june 30, 1901 in brooklyn, new york, willie sutton was the fourth of five children.
Reading circle books until november oswego public library. Moehringer brings willie sutton blazing back to life. Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton, whom he. His killer was never caught, and willie sutton denied any knowledge of the. Immediately download the willie sutton summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching willie sutton.
Here is a wanted poster for americas most famous bank robber, willie sutton. Willie sutton, also called willie the actor, byname of william francis sutton, jr. He attended school through eighth grade, then left home to secure a job. He was a master of disguise who often impersonated a postal telegraph messenger, police officer or maintenance man. Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton, whom he calls the greatest.
The american weekly magazine supplement, willie sutton talks by fred curran, subtitle. Sutton, who believed the question to be rhetorical, replied, dryly, because thats where the money is. Common knowledge peoplecharacters elizabeth bess endner richmond. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Moehringer says writing historical fiction helped him deal with. Since moehringer drew from multiple contradictory accounts of willies exploits including autobiographical ones. Willie sutton has been listed as a level5 vital article in people, criminals. Gary hooker further confirms this because he had to go there to fabricate the headers while sutton was finishing the body. Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton, whom he calls the greatest american robber. May 14, 2010 the outlaw singers new album, country music, is out now. This article is within the scope of wikiproject biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize wikipedias articles about people. The outlaw singers new album, country music, is out now. Now, that is clean, simple prosethe sort of prose that can arise only from clear thinking.
I, willie sutton goodreads meet your next favorite book. Provided to youtube by idol the ballad of willie sutton ed romanoff the orphan king. Willie sutton was born in the squalid irish slums of brooklyn, in the fir. The first reporter to interview the nations most wanted bandit, start. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, willie the. Willie sutton, born as william francis sutton, was an american bank robber notorious for his prolific criminal career which lasted for forty years. Willie sutton, page 739, yale university press, new haven. I wish that the npr interview with terri gross had been offered more.
On march 9, 1952 a nevada newspaper assigned a version of the saying to thieves in general and not to sutton in particular. Seattle librarian, nancy pearl, author of book lust and more book lust, and npr book critic, is the mastermind behind the one city, one book phenomenon. Siddhartha mukherjee, pulitzer prizewinning author of the emperor of all maladies and the gene. This poster measures 812 x 11 inches and is handaged to give the poster an authentic antique look and feel. Hes a product of his environment that knows how to use his head and follows the code of never ratting out your friends. This book is definitely worth the read because willie sutton is the kind of crook that you find yourself cheering for in order to beat the system. Sutton provides a clever imagining of the surprise pardon of willie sutton, one of the most. Moehringers writing is so captivating, human, and witty that i considered this book a friend and refuge.
Moehringers novel cracks vault on robber willie sutton. When asked why he robbed banks, willie replied, i rob banks because thats where the money is. Jan 03, 1970 willie suttons release from prison this holiday season re calls the internationally known bank robbers indirect contri bution to medical education a guide to doctors known as suttons law. Willie sutton came of age at a time when banks were out of control. Suttons grandson provide the pictures for the book. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, willie the actor and slick willie. Immediately download the willie sutton summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Writers and editors book collaboration and ghostwriting. His first wife, louise leudemann, divorced him while he was in jail. Sep 19, 2012 sutton later said a reporter made up the quote, but as moehringer says, with willie, you never know. Goldenrod body was built in mid1965 at suttons shop. The story of willie sutton is one of the most astonishing in the annals of crime. Npr s brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads.
Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton, whom he calls. After a month of research, moehringer realized the truth about sutton s life was too elusive. In other words, sutton understood his interrogator to be inquiring as to why he robbed banks rather than, say, homes, or. Capanna was a friend of summers and he offered input to butch and walter korph during the construction. Willie spent time in prison reading and studying, and he was a great storyteller.