Bonnie and Clyde, clowning for the camera in 1933
Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (kneeling at right) and the posse that ambushed Bonnie and Clyde in Louisiana in May 1934 Bullet holes in Bonnie and Clyde’s car after the ambush Introduction and Historical Context of Bonnie and Clyde Although their career in crime lasted only two years, from 1932-34, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became legendary outlaws during that brief period, dying violent deaths at the hands of a posse led by the equally legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. There have been at least five films based on the couple’s escapades, including Gun Crazy (1949) ...
