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first   • Most recommended clearfield, UT  Bonnie and Clyde.
Really? They became folk heros mostly when Warren Beatty made a
movie in 1967 that glamorized them. One of the first really
anti-hero type movies that became very chic. No one is trying to
say they were the same as Al Capone, but it is somewhat obtuse
to think of them as if they were Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Which is how they always seem to be portrayed. They did after
all kill people. And from what I understand, pretty innocent
people at that. Not just other hoodlums. I don't think
glamorizing lost souls like these two sends a particularly good
message.  Provo, UT  Bonnie and Clyde became folk heroes during
their lifetime. There were newspaper articles, news reels etc.
Just because there was no social