- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBonnie Elizabeth Parker
- Height4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
- Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas, USA. She was married to Roy Thornton. She died on May 23, 1934 in Gibsland, Louisiana, USA.
- SpouseRoy Thornton(September 25, 1926 - 1929) (separated)
- Was badly burned in a car wreck in 1933 when Clyde Barrow crashed their car. Clyde ran to get his brother Buck and sister-in-law Blanche to come help because he was worried Bonnie was dying. Afterwards, Bonnie had to be carried around because she couldn't run.
- One half of the infamous "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Married Roy Thornton at aged 16, but when he was sent to prison for life, she took up with Clyde Barrow, whom she met in a cafe in Dallas.
- Helped Clyde Barrow escape from Huntsville Prison when she smuggled a gun in to him, and from there, began their infamous crime spree, which resulted in them both being shot dead on May 23, 1934.
- Subject of the songs "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde" by Merle Haggard (1968) and "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" by Georgie Fame (1967).
- Boy, we'll get Raymond out and we won't go hungry anymore.
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