- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBonnie Elizabeth Parker
- Height1.50 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)
- One half of the infamous "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Married Roy Thornton in September 1926, days before she turned 16. Their marriage was marked by his frequent absences, infidelities, and brushes with the law, and Bonnie left him in December 1927. He tried to reunite with her in January 1929, but was rebuffed; this was about a year before she met Clyde Barrow. Bonnie never divorced Thornton and was still wearing his wedding ring when she died.
- 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).
- When she was on the run with Clyde Barrow and his gang, she hated cooking and refused to do dishes, so Clyde often had to cook their food himself.
- Boy, we'll get Raymond out and we won't go hungry anymore.
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