BONNIE AND CLYDE

BONNIE PARKER

• Born October 1, 1910
• Second child of 3
• Father dies and the family was forced to move to Texas
• She was very smart for a 4ft 10in, 85 pound blonde
• Was married. Got a tattoo of her and her husbands names on her thigh.
• Was a waitress

CLYDE BARROW

• Clyde Chesnut (Champion) Barrow
• Born March 24, 1909 in Telico, Texas
• Youngest of 8
• Never passed through the 5th grade. He was a stubborn child.
• At age 12, his family moved to west Dallas.
• Quit school and began selling stolen turkeys with his brother Buck
• Moved out in 1928
• Arrested, then let go after lying his way out
• After the start of his reputation, he met Bonnie Parker.

BONNIE AND CLYDE

• American outlaws.
• Traveled central United States with their gang during the Great Depression
• Their exploits captured attention during the "Public Enemy Era" between 1931 and 1935

BONNIE AND CLYDE (CONT..)

• Though she was present at many felonies, Bonnie wasn't the machine gun killer the news portrayed her to be.
• No one has ever seen Bonnie fire at officers.

FACTS

• Clydesdale first arrest was from not returning a rental car.
• Bonnie died with a wedding ring that wasn't from Clyde.
• Robbing banks wasn't their specialty
• Clyde was rejected from the Navy

MORE FACTS

• Bonnie wrote poetry
• A car accident impaired Bonnie's walking
• Bonnie and Clyde were buried separately

BONNIE AND CLYDE

• We're the most famous gangster couples in history
• From 1932 to 1934, during the height of the Great Depression, their gang evolved from petty thieves to nationally known robbers and murderers

BONNIE AND CLYDE

• The spree ended when they were betrayed by a friend and were shot at a police roadblock in Louisiana on May 23, 1934.
• The gang was believed responsible for at least 13 murders, including 2 policemen, and several robberies and kidnappings.

CITATIONS

• History buff.com
• Bio.com
• Wikipedia.com
• History.com