What is Bonnie and Clyde?
[[File:Bonnieclyde f.jpg|thumb|Bonnie and Clyde in March 1933. This is a photo found by police at the hideout in [[Joplin, Missouri]].]] '''Bonnie Elizabeth Parker''' (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and '''Clyde Chestnut Barrow''' (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were [[Americans|American]] [[outlaw]]s and [[Robbery|robbers]]. They were from the area around [[Dallas]]. They traveled the [[Central United States]] with their [[gang]] during the [[Great Depression]]. Clyde is known today for his [[bank robbery|bank robberies]]. However, he preferred to rob small stores or rural [[gas station]]s. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine [[police officer]]s and several [[civilian]]s. The couple were eventually surprised and killed by police in [[Bienville Parish, Louisiana]].<ref name= Hinton>Hinton, Ted and Larry Grove (1979). [https://books.google.com/books?id=NcsLAAAACAAJ ''Ambush: The Real Story of Bonnie and Clyde'']. Austin, TX: Shoal Creek Publishers. {{ISBN|0-88319-041-9}}.</ref> A 1967 movie about them, ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (movie)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'', stars [[Faye Dunaway]] and [[Warren Beatty]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Bonnie and Clyde}} * [http://vault.fbi.gov/Bonnie%20and%20Clyde FBI files on Bonnie and Clyde], covering 1933-1944 * [http://texashideout.tripod.com/poem.html The Poems of Bonnie Parker] * [http://www.jeffreysward.com/gallery/gallerybonnieclyde/pages/r3c2.htm Unauthenticated Barrow letter to Henry Ford] * [http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/BCM/browse/ The Clyde Barrow Gang collection from the Dallas Police Department Archives] {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnie and Clyde}} [[Category:American gangsters]] [[Category:American murderers]] [[Category:American robbers]] [[Category:Couples]] [[Category:Criminals from Texas]] [[Category:People from Dallas]] [[Category:People shot and killed by law enforcement officers in the United States]]