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'''John Dillinger''' (1903-1934) was a gangster, murderer and bank-robber in the Depression-era [[United States]]<ref>http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/dillinger/dillinger.htm</ref>.  

'''John Dillinger''' (1903-1934) was a gangster, murderer and bank-robber in the Depression-era [[United States]].<ref>http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/dillinger/dillinger.htm</ref>   

The  Dillinger gang pulled over a dozen bank jobs, and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. A dozen victims--police, FBI agents, gangsters, and civilians--were killed in his rampage.  

The  Dillinger gang pulled over a dozen bank jobs, and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. A dozen victims—police, FBI agents, gangsters, and civilians—were killed in his rampage.  

In 1933-34, an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reporters rushed to describe the man and his misdeeds--spicing their accounts with exaggerated tales of his swashbuckling bravado and cool daring. The newspapers and newsreels thus provided Americans worn down by the Great Depression with a salacious mix of sex and violence that proved irresistible.  

In 1933-34, an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reporters rushed to describe the man and his misdeeds—spicing their accounts with exaggerated tales of his swashbuckling bravado and cool daring. The newspapers and newsreels thus provided Americans worn down by the Great Depression with a salacious mix of sex and violence that proved irresistible.  

As Dillinger's wild escapades unfolded, the tale filled more and more space in the press and movie newsreels. Even today, Dillinger is the subject of pulp literature, serious poetry and fiction, and big budget Hollywood films, including a 2009 movie starring [[Johnny Depp]].  

As Dillinger's wild escapades unfolded, the tale filled more and more space in the press and movie newsreels. Even today, Dillinger is the subject of pulp literature, serious poetry and fiction, and big budget Hollywood films, including a 2009 movie starring [[Johnny Depp]].  

== Dillinger In Popular Culture ==

== Dillinger In Popular Culture ==

The [[Dillinger Escape Plan]] named themselves in tribute to John Dillinger.  Innumerable Hollywood movies have featured Dillinger, the most recent was "Public Enemies" (2009)><ref> See [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/ Public Enemies]</ref> Despite his murders, Dillinger has been portrayed as a charming and romantic '[[Robin Hood]]' figure, most notably in the 1973 film ''Dillinger''.

The [[Dillinger Escape Plan]] named themselves in tribute to John Dillinger.  Innumerable Hollywood movies have featured Dillinger, the most recent was "Public Enemies" (2009)><ref>See [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/ Public Enemies]</ref> Despite his murders, Dillinger has been portrayed as a charming and romantic '[[Robin Hood]]' figure, most notably in the 1973 film ''Dillinger''.