Bonnie and Clyde

Criminals like AY Capons, Bonnie and Clyde, and John Dillinger were most prominently looked at by the people in this era. Criminal organizations kept their illegal operations secret, and members conferred by word of mouth. Any gangs that became sufficiently systematic were called organized. The act of engaging in criminal activity as a structured group…

In a letter to H.P. Lovecraft, ca. June 1934, Howard describes a close call his friend and fellow Weird Tales writer E. Hoffmann Price had while traveling through Texas. Price was the only one of Howard’s contemporaries that he met in person. By the way, Price was stopped at the Red River crossing by men with…

Bonnie and Clyde had allegedly killed a total of thirteen people, conducted several robberies and burglaries, kidnapping, automobile theft, and abduction. It was believed that The Borrow Gang was guilty of all of these charges; because they were caught red handed. For example, the Ford that was left abandoned on the side of the road…

The films Rebel Without a Cause and Bonnie and Clyde offer two premier illustrations of the difference between “Old Hollywood” and “New Hollywood. ” Rebel Without a Cause was released in 1958 and. although it pushed the envelope for films at that clip. it still was really much a word picture of “Old Hollywood. ”…

The Texas of Robert E. Howard was scarcely a generation removed from its frontier heritage. In May 1934, as Howard’s tale of Conan and Belit, “Queen of the Black Coast,” was on the stands in Weird Tales, a Texas lawman ran down the notorious Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker — Bonnie & Clyde. Frank Hamer…