Pretty Boy Floyd
Gangster, Person Or Being In Fiction
1904 – 1934
Who was Pretty Boy Floyd?
Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was an American bank robber. He operated in the Midwest and West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained heavy press coverage in the 1930s. Like most other prominent outlaws of that era, he was killed by policemen. While speculation remains among which officers were actually there, local or the FBI, known accounts prove that local officers Robert "Pete" Pyle and George Curran were present for not only the killing, but also the embalming. He remains a familiar figure in American popular culture, sometimes seen as notorious, but at other times viewed as a tragic figure, partly a victim of hard times.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1904
Adairsville - Also known as
- Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 22, 1934
East Liverpool
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on July 23, 2013
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