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Apr 3, 2013 · The name Belle Starr doesn’t have the weight it used to. It was once as recognizable as that of Jesse James or Billy the Kid, thanks largely to the dime novels that came out after her death.
Jun 12, 2006 · The life of Myra Maybelle Shirley, better known as Belle Starr, has been romanticized by many writers and, of course, by Hollywood. The appeal of a ‘lovely lady’ leading thieves and rustlers has been powerful through the years, often too powerful to allow facts to spoil the stories.
Belle Starr. February 5, 1848–February 3, 1889. When Belle Starr was shot to death in 1889, a newspaper declared her to be "a most desperate woman."
Belle Starr, "the Bandit Queen," was born Myra Maybelle Shirley, in Jasper County, Missouri, on February 5, 1848. Her parents were "Judge" John and Elizabeth Hatfield Shirley, her mother being related to the Hatfields of the feuding Hatfields and McCoys.
Jun 26, 2023 · Belle Starr was a famous gunslinger in the Wild West who gained national notoriety after her violent death in 1889. She was born Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed in Carthage, Missouri, on February 5, 1848.
Starr, Belle (1848–1889)Confederate sympathizer, rancher and convicted horse thief, who associated with outlaws and made an enduring name for herself as the "Bandit Queen" of the Old West.
May 29, 2018 · Belle Starr. Legendary American outlaw Belle Starr (1848–1889) developed a reputation as a "Bandit Queen" of the Old West. Though she was an expert rider who could handle a gun, and who was associated with famous outlaws such as Frank and Jesse James, many accounts of her life contain more legend than fact.
