Bonnie & Clyde -

by Karen Blumenthal: A highly-rated nonfiction book exploring the reality behind the myths.

Several well-known "paper" formats (books and scripts) explore their story: Bonnie & Clyde

: Real-life "papers" include original 1930s newspaper articles and FBI wanted posters that documented their multi-state crime spree. Directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty

and Clyde Barrow were Great Depression-era criminals who became media sensations partly due to photographs they left behind at a hideout in Joplin, Missouri. Bonnie & Clyde

Directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the 1967 movie is credited with starting the "New Hollywood" era by breaking taboos around violence and sexuality. While it romanticized the duo as anti-heroes, it is estimated to be less than 5% historically accurate. Bonnie and Clyde - Topics on Newspapers.com

by Jeff Guinn: A definitive biography focusing on the desperate reality of their life on the run.