Their Dying Wish
When Bonnie and Clyde died following the pelting of bullets from police to their car, it became national news. Their funerals in Dallas amassed crowds into the thousands. Some publications even shared “special editions” to commemorate the occasion. Bonnie & Clyde had wanted to be buried together. It would be Bonnie’s mom that had the final say, however, and because of her own disapproval and contentious relationship with Clyde, she decided to have them buried apart.
Their Dying Wish
The Couple “Beautified” For Hollywood
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunway portrayed Bonnie and Clyde in the 1967 film about their lives on the run. The actor and actress averaged 6 feet when combining their heights, which was nothing like the real-life pair, who were notoriously short. In the depression era, the average person was anywhere 5’3” and 5’8” tall. Bonnie came in at a measly 4’11” and Clyde just made the mark at 4’5”. This was one of the many ways that Hollywood glamorised the pair, and it would be this “beautification” that made them part of pop culture for decades to come and to this very day.
The Couple Beautified For Hollywood
