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]

Caught by a security camera in 1992

Her story was theatricalized by Buntport Theater and square product theatre in their 2014 play Peggy Jo & the Desolate Nothing.[5][6] A Cowboy Bob musical was produced at the Alley Theatre in 2023.[7]

References
  1. Peggy Jo Tallas, from Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage by Anita Kunz. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  2. Skip Hollandsworth (November 2005), "The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob", Texas Monthly
  3. "Bank robber shot dead in Texas", The Spokesman-Review, 6 May 2005
  4. Leo Barraclough (25 June 2020), "Phillip Noyce Pitches Bank Robber Movie 'Peggy Jo,' Starring Lily James, to Cannes Buyers", Variety
  5. Buntport Theater (May 2014), Peggy Jo and the Desolate Nothing
  6. square product theatre (May 2014), History
  7. Chris Gray (1 March 2023), "Alley Theatre's 'Cowboy Bob' turns Texas bank-robbing tragedy into a musical", Houston Chronicle


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