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Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders: five for which he was solely responsible, and four in which he may have played a role alongside others.
Billy the Kid is portrayed as a zombie in the 2002 Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XIII" American Experience season 24 episode "Billy the Kid", aired on PBS January 9, 2012. [72] Jor-el Vaasborg starred as Billy the Kid in the 2015 National Geographic TV documentary Billy the Kid: New Evidence, narrated by Kevin Costner.
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]
"Billy was 220 volts and everyone else was 110 bolts," said Buckeye Blake, a Weatherford, Texas, artist and Billy the Kid enthusiast. "He was quicker than everybody. Everybody's scared to death of ...
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 Versus Dracula is a 1966 American horror Western film directed by William Beaudine. The film is about Billy the Kid (Chuck Courtney) trying to save his fiancée from Dracula (John Carradine). The film was originally released as part of a double feature along with Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter in 1966.
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 ...
The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid came out in early 1882, but failed to sell until years later. Upson and Garrett formed a real estate company in 1889, which failed. [ 7 ] Although not many copies of The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid were sold, it had a decisive impact on the Kid's image.