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Bonnie & Clyde, Chapter 1

Bonnie and Clyde both grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. Premieres Jan. 19 on PBS.

Aired 01/19/2016 | Rating NR

American Experience

Bonnie & Clyde, Chapter 1

Clip: Season 28 Episode 3 | 7m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

Bonnie and Clyde both grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. Premieres Jan. 19 on PBS.

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow both grew up in the suburbs of Dallas, yearning to escape the poverty they were born into. By the time he was 17, Clyde had graduated from committing petty theft with his brother, Buck, and was perfecting his signature crime: stealing cars. "Bonnie & Clyde" premieres January 19 at 9/8c on PBS American Experience.

Aired 01/19/2016 | Rating NR

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Discover the true story of the most famous outlaw couple in U.S. history-Bonnie and Clyde. (30s)

Bonnie Parker Goes to Prison

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By 1932 Bonnie and Clyde were reunited and were living a life of crime. Premieres 1/19. (2m 2s)

Clyde Barrow the Killer

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The Barrow Gang killed four men between April 1932 and January 1933. Premieres Jan. 19 (2m 50s)

The Era of Gangsters

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During the Great Depression, Americans became enamored with gangsters. Premieres 1/19. (1m 32s)

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