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.
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Bonnie & Clyde, Chapter 1
Clip: Season 28 Episode 3 | 7m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
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.
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