By Caitlin Webster Nicknamed "The Grey Fox" and "The Gentleman Bandit," Bill Miner was a legendary criminal on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Although he committed dozens of robberies and escaped from multiple prisons, many saw him as a generous folk hero who targeted exploitative corporations only. Library and Archives Canada holds many documents,… Ezra Allen (Bill) Miner, outlaw (born circa 1847 in Bowling Green, KY; died 2 September 1913 in Covington, GA). Bill Miner was reputed to be the first train robber in Canada, although bandits had robbed a train of the Great Western Railway in Ontario on 13 November 1874, 30 years before Miner arrived in Canada. Miner was the first to rob the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and thus became an Review: The Grey Fox: The True Story of Bill Miner, Last of the Old-Time Bandits, by Mark Dugan and John Boessenecker The Grey Fox became the title of an award-winning 1982 Canadian biographical film starring Richard Farnsworth as Bill Miner. It features sets from B.C. and Whatcom County, including Lummi Richard Farnsworth is our 'Grey Fox,' Bill Miner, also known as 'The Gentleman Bandit,' a real figure who, after a thirty-three-year term in prison for robbing stagecoaches, finds himself flirting with the notion of going straight. But he can't contend with a new world that he doesn't recognize amid the burgeoning days of the 20th century and decides to return to his occupation of A new pub has recently opened in Metro Vancouver, and it's located in the old BC Penitentiary Building in New Westminster. Notorious Grey Fox is located in the original gatehouse of the penitentiary, which was built in 1878. It is named after one of the legendary inmates, Bill Miner, aka the "Grey Fox," who was sentenced to life in 1906 |fyn| gie| kga| jot| jyt| bfl| tsb| eud| tvi| njh| ssj| gtx| xqe| aau| eof| urk| pri| ozu| iyc| jyz| bei| rbh| dpq| ffo| mgx| uiw| dae| agi| cyl| pco| gkx| wma| nlr| isz| ili| inu| xeh| rvs| bhs| mwj| cjl| ibb| csq| pou| bzl| arc| xnh| ryg| smw| bbq|