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    • Oct 1, 1910
    Bonnie Parker is born in Rowena, Texas. Teamed with Clyde Darrow, she becomes part of a notorious bank-robbing duo in the 1930s, inspiring Merle Haggard's 1968 country hit "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde"
    May 23, 1934
    Bonnie Parker and Clyde Darrow are shot to death by police in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Their tale is immortalized by Merle Haggard in "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde," as well as the film "Bonnie And Clyde"
    Aug 4, 1967
    Warren Beatty's "Bonnie And Clyde" premieres at the Montreal Film Festival. Flatt & Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" appears in the soundtrack, which also benefits from musicians Doug Dillard, Tommy Tedesco and Glen Campbell
    Aug 13, 1967
    Warren Beatty's "Bonnie And Clyde" makes its debut in American theaters. The soundtrack features Flatt & Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," plus work by Los Angeles musicians Doug Dillard, Tommy Tedesco and Glen Campbell
    Sep 15, 1967
    "Bonnie And Clyde," featuring Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" as its theme song, opens in London and Paris. The soundtrack also includes Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco and Doug Dillard
    Jan 31, 1968
    Merle Haggard records "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde," inspired by the Warren Beatty movie, at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood
    Feb 26, 1968
    Capitol releases Merle Haggard's "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde" backed by "Today I Started Loving You Again"
    Apr 27, 1968
    Merle Haggard takes "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde" to #1 in Billboard
    Sep 14, 2005
    "The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde" opens at The Theatre At St. Clements in New York City. Scheduled for just six performances, the production features Sherrie Austin as outlaw Bonnie Parker
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