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- The Newton boys were a criminal gang composed of brothers Willis, Joe, Jess and Wylie (Doc), who operated mostly in Texas during the 1920s. Willis "Skinny" Newton robbed over eighty banks and six trains from Texas to Canada with his brothers and other outlaws, including the single biggest train robbery in United States history.
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The Newton brothers came of age in Uvalde County, Texas. In their youth, the boys stole watermelons, cotton bales, clothing and firearms. Willis Newton (born in 1889) robbed his first bank at age 25. After more robberies, Willis wrote his brothers and asked them to join him for some work, including two $20 bills in the letter.
The Newton Brothers. Origin. United States. Genres. Film and television scores, ambient, electronic, EDM, synthwave, electronic rock, hard rock. Occupation (s) Film and television composers, conductors, record producers, multi-instrumentalists. Instruments. Piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, clarinet, flute ...
YearTitleDirector (s)Studio2024-presentJake Castorena and Chase ConleyDisney+ / Marvel Studios Animation2023Emma TammiUniversal Pictures / Blumhouse2023–presentRob Letterman and Nicholas StollerHulu / Disney+ / Original Film / ...2023Intrepid PicturesThe gang — at its height, it was the four brothers and an explosives expert named Brent Glasscock — robbed banks and the occasional train across Texas, Oklahoma, through the Midwest and even into Toronto, Canada. On at least one occasion, they robbed two banks in one day.
By 1919, four of the five Newton brothers – Willis, Willie “Doc,” Jess, and Joe, were serving time in different prisons for various crimes. However, Willis and Joe were released that year and Willis soon convinced his brother that they should form their own gang.
May 9, 2007 · The Newton boys were a criminal gang composed of brothers Willis, Joe, Jess and Wylie (Doc), who operated mostly in Texas during the 1920s. Willis "Skinny" Newton robbed over eighty banks and six trains from Texas to Canada with his brothers and other outlaws, including the single biggest train robbery in United States history.
May 9, 2021 · The youngest Newton brother, Joe, passed away at age 88 on February 3, 1989, but only after being interviewed on a late-night television talk show about his youth as a bank and train robber. In 1998, Mathew McConaughey starred in a movie The Newton Boys that tells an embellished, and at times, humorous version of the siblings’ exploits.
Jun 25, 2018 · The most successful outlaw gang in history hailed from the Texas Hill Country. The Newton Brothers, who called Uvalde County home, robbed banks and trains, but they were far from violent thugs. In fact, even bank tellers described them as charming and polite.
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