Bonnie & Clyde Guide

by Karen Blumenthal: A highly-rated nonfiction book exploring the reality behind the myths.

: Real-life "papers" include original 1930s newspaper articles and FBI wanted posters that documented their multi-state crime spree. Bonnie & Clyde

and Clyde Barrow were Great Depression-era criminals who became media sensations partly due to photographs they left behind at a hideout in Joplin, Missouri. Directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty

Directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the 1967 movie is credited with starting the "New Hollywood" era by breaking taboos around violence and sexuality. While it romanticized the duo as anti-heroes, it is estimated to be less than 5% historically accurate. Bonnie and Clyde - Topics on Newspapers.com Bonnie & Clyde

: Bonnie was famously dubbed the "cigar-smoking gun moll" after newspapers published a photo of her with a cigar—though she didn't actually smoke them.