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Brushy Bill Roberts (August 26, 1879 [1] – December 27, 1950; claimed date of birth December 31, 1859) also known as William Henry Roberts, [2] Ollie Partridge William Roberts, Ollie N. Roberts, or Ollie L. Roberts, was an American man who attracted attention in the late 1940s and the 1950s by claiming to be Western outlaw William H. Bonney, (who actually died in 1881).
During the decades following his death, legends grew that Bonney had survived, and a number of men claimed to be him. [4] Billy the Kid remains one of the most notorious figures from the era, whose life and likeness have been frequently dramatized in Western popular culture. He has been a feature of more than 50 movies and several television ...
Ultimately, the Lincoln County War accomplished little other than to foment distrust and animosity in the area and to make fugitives out of the surviving Regulators, most notably Billy the Kid. The Kid, Scurlock, Bowdre, Chavez y Chavez, Waite, Saunders, Brewer, Brown, McNab and the Coe cousins received the most notoriety as being "Regulators".
In 2004, 2005 and 2006, when I was a reporter for The Albuquerque Tribune, I rode the Billy the Kid Trail Ride, a 130- to 167-mile (depending on the route) horseback ride from Lincoln to Fort Sumner.
Authentic Story of Billy the Kid. New York: Atomic Books, Inc. This is a brief version of Garrett's work, the first in a series, American Folk-Lore and Humor, and published to sell for twenty-five cents. {}: CS1 maint: postscript ; Garrett, Pat F. (1953). The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, the Noted Desperado of the Southwest. Houston: The ...
Billy the Kid c. 1880. The legend of Billy the Kid has acquired iconic status in American folklore.More has been written about Billy the Kid than any other gunslinger in the history of the American Old West, [1] while hundreds of books, motion pictures, radio and television programs and even a ballet have been inspired by his legend. [2]
A street gangster nicknamed Billy the Kid died in a hail of bullets during a revenge ride-out which ended in “crushing defeat”, a court has heard. Billy McCullagh, 27, suffered two shots in ...
Billy the Kid is an American Western drama television series created by Michael Hirst set in the 19th-century American Old West. It stars Tom Blyth as outlaw and gunfighter Billy the Kid. The series premiered on Epix on April 24, 2022. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season split into two parts. [1]