Peggy Jo Tallas
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]
References
- ^ Peggy Jo Tallas, from Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage by Anita Kunz. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ Skip Hollandsworth (November 2005), "The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob", Texas Monthly
- ^ "Bank robber shot dead in Texas", The Spokesman-Review, 6 May 2005
- ^ Leo Barraclough (25 June 2020), "Phillip Noyce Pitches Bank Robber Movie 'Peggy Jo,' Starring Lily James, to Cannes Buyers", Variety
- ^ Buntport Theater (May 2014), Peggy Jo and the Desolate Nothing
- ^ square product theatre (May 2014), History
External links
- Peggy Jo Tallas – episode 3 of Addicted to the Life
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