Bonnie and Clyde
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Hackman was known for such movies as The French Connection, The Conversation, Bonnie and Clyde, Mississippi Burning and Superman, but had not starred in a film since his retirement from acting in 2004.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
Dillinger was one of a handful of celebrity criminals in this era: Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Ma Barker’s gang.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2024
I am not someone with Bonnie and Clyde syndrome, and I have never initiated anything with a known ex-con.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024
“Mama said one time it was like Bonnie and Clyde going through America on their own, not worrying about money, but having to worry about money at the same time,” said their daughter Lana Nelson.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2023
The two people getting out of it didn’t resemble Bonnie and Clyde one bit: they were a middle-aged man with a potbelly and a young girl carrying a mangy cat.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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