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Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) [1] and Richard Albert Loeb (/ ˈ l oʊ b /; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two American students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on May 21, 1924.
The film is based on the 1956 novel by Meyer Levin, which in turn was a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder trial. It was the first film produced by Richard D. Zanuck. Although the principal roles are played by Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman, top billing went to Orson Welles.
Pages in category "Films based on the Leopold and Loeb murder" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Films based on the Leopold and Loeb murder (4 P) Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Leopold and Loeb" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Leopold and Loeb; D. Clarence Darrow; L. Nathan Leopold; Richard Loeb This page was last edited on 3 January 2024, at 19:40 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Albert Henry Loeb (February 18, 1868 – October 27, 1924) was a Chicago attorney and the former vice president and treasurer of Sears, Roebuck and Co. Loeb was the brother of Jacob Loeb, the former president of the Chicago Board of Education and was also the father of convicted murderer Richard Albert Loeb of the infamous Leopold and Loeb.
Leopold, aged 19 at the time, and Loeb, 18, believed themselves to be Nietzschean Übermenschen who could commit a "perfect crime" (in this case a kidnapping and murder). Both were sentenced to life imprisonment plus 99 years; Loeb was murdered in prison in 1936, while Leopold was paroled in 1958 after serving 33 years, and died in 1971 of ...
Founded the Stateville Correspondence School with Richard Loeb. Richard Loeb – Transferred from Joliet and killed by another inmate. Other half of the infamous 1924 Leopold and Loeb case. Founded the Stateville Correspondence School with Nathan Leopold. Paul Modrowski – Convicted February 17, 1995 of first degree murder of Dean Fawcett.