Caught by a security camera in 1992

Peggy Jo Tallas (June 6, 1944 – May 5, 2005)[1] was a Texan woman who cross-dressed to rob banks as Cowboy Bob.[2] Her favorite movie was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and, when finally apprehended in 2005, she committed suicide by cop by engaging in a shootout while armed with a toy pistol.[3] Her own story is to be filmed as Peggy Jo by Phillip Noyce in which she will be played by Lily James.[4]

Her story was theatricalized by Buntport Theater and square product theatre in their 2014 play Peggy Jo & the Desolate Nothing.[5][6] A Cowboy Bob musical was produced at the Alley Theatre in 2023.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Peggy Jo Tallas, from Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage by Anita Kunz. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  2. ↑ Skip Hollandsworth (November 2005), "The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob", Texas Monthly
  3. ↑ "Bank robber shot dead in Texas", The Spokesman-Review, 6 May 2005
  4. ↑ Leo Barraclough (25 June 2020), "Phillip Noyce Pitches Bank Robber Movie 'Peggy Jo,' Starring Lily James, to Cannes Buyers", Variety
  5. ↑ Buntport Theater (May 2014), Peggy Jo and the Desolate Nothing
  6. ↑ square product theatre (May 2014), History
  7. ↑ Chris Gray (1 March 2023), "Alley Theatre's 'Cowboy Bob' turns Texas bank-robbing tragedy into a musical", Houston Chronicle


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