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'''Bonnie Parker''' (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and '''Clyde Barrow''' (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were well-known outlaws, robbers and criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during the "[[Public enemy|public enemy era]]" between 1931 and 1934. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies, Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were eventually ambushed and killed in Louisiana by law officers. Their reputation was cemented in American pop folklore by [[Arthur Penn|Arthur Penn's]] 1967 film ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]''.

'''Bonnie Parker''' (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and '''Clyde Barrow''' (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were well-known outlaws, robbers and criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during the "[[Public enemy|public enemy era]]" between 1931 and 1934. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies, Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were eventually ambushed and killed in Louisiana by law officers. Their reputation was cemented in American pop folklore by [[Arthur Penn|Arthur Penn's]] 1967 film ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]''.

Even during their lifetimes, the couple's depiction in the press was at considerable odds with the hardscrabble reality of their life on the road—particularly in the case of Parker. Though she was present at a hundred or more felonies during her two years as Barrow's companion, she was not the machine gun-wielding cartoon killer portrayed in the newspapers, newsreels and pulpy detective magazines of the day. Gang member W. D. Jones was unsure whether he had ever seen her fire at officers. Parker's reputation as a cigar-smoking gun moll grew out of a playful snapshot found by police at an abandoned hideout, released to the press, and published nationwide; while she did [[Chain smoking|chain-smoke]] [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] cigarettes, she was not a cigar smoker.

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-'''Bonnie Parker''' (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and '''Clyde Barrow''' (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were well-known outlaws, robbers and criminals who traveled the <u>Central United States</u> with their gang during the <u>Great Depression</u>. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during the "[[Public enemy|<u>public enemy era</u>]]" between 1931 and 1934. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies, Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were eventually ambushed and killed in Louisiana by law officers. Their reputation was cemented in American pop folklore by [[Arthur Penn|<u>Arthur Penn's</u>]] 1967 film ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|<u>Bonnie and Clyde</u>]]''.
+'''Bonnie Parker'''<span style="font-size:13px;"> (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and </span>'''Clyde Barrow'''<span style="font-size:13px;"> (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were well-known outlaws, robbers and criminals who traveled the </span><u style="font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;">Central United States</u><span style="font-size:13px;"> with their gang during the </span><u style="font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;">Great Depression</u><span style="font-size:13px;">. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during the "</span>[[Public enemy|<u>public enemy era</u>]]<span style="font-size:13px;">" between 1931 and 1934. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies, Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were eventually ambushed and killed in Louisiana by law officers. Their reputation was cemented in American pop folklore by </span>[[Arthur Penn|<u>Arthur Penn's</u>]]<span style="font-size:13px;"> 1967 film </span>''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|<u>Bonnie and Clyde</u>]]''<span style="font-size:13px;">.</span>
 Even during their lifetimes, the couple's depiction in the press was at considerable odds with the hardscrabble reality of their life on the road—particularly in the case of Parker. Though she was present at a hundred or more felonies during her two years as Barrow's companion,<span style="font-size:11px;line-height:0px;"><u> </u></span>she was not the machine gun-wielding cartoon killer portrayed in the newspapers, newsreels and pulpy detective magazines of the day. Gang member <u>W. D. Jones</u> was unsure whether he had ever seen her fire at officers. Parker's reputation as a cigar-smoking <u>gun moll</u> grew out of a playful snapshot found by police at an abandoned hideout, released to the press, and published nationwide; while she did [[Chain smoking|<u>chain-smoke</u>]] [[Camel (cigarette)|<u>Camel</u>]] cigarettes, she was not a cigar smoker.