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Belle Starr was born Myra Maybelle Shirley on her father's farm near Carthage, Missouri, on February 5, 1848.Most of her family members called her May. Her father, John Shirley, prospered raising wheat, corn, hogs and horses, though he was considered to be the "black sheep" of a well-to-do Virginia family which had moved west to Indiana, where he married and divorced twice. [2]
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Belle Starr is a 1941 American Western film loosely based on the life of 19th-century American outlaw Belle Starr, who gained notoriety for her criminal exploits and associations with prominent outlaws. The film stars Gene Tierney as Belle Starr and also features Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews, and Shepperd Strudwick.
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Starr's parents were Mary Scott Starr and George Starr. Distantly related to Sam Starr, husband of Belle Starr, he was the last in a long line of Starr family criminals. During Starr's childhood in Indian Territory, he spent his time around gangs in their hideouts. In 1886, Starr's father passed away.
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Belle Starr is a 1941 American Western film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Randolph Scott, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Shepperd Strudwick. Written by Lamar Trotti and based on a story by Niven Busch and Cameron Rogers , it was produced by Kenneth Macgowan for 20th Century Fox , and shot in Technicolor .