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'''Jesse James''' (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was a feared outlaw in the [[19th century]] American West. Along with his brother/partner [[Frank James]], he scourged the Missouri countryside, committing several stagecoach and bank robberies. He was shot in the back and killed in St. Joseph, Missouri by a bounty hunter, [[Robert Ford]], on April 3, 1882. Though Ford was a personal friend of the James brothers and a member of their gang, he turned traitor on account of a reward being offered by Missouri governor Thomas T. Crittenden.

'''Jesse James''' (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was a feared outlaw in the [[19th century]] American West. Along with his brother/partner [[Frank James]], he scourged the [[Missouri]] countryside, committing several stagecoach and bank robberies. He was shot in the back and killed in St. Joseph, Missouri by a bounty hunter, [[Robert Ford]], on April 3, 1882. Though Ford was a personal friend of the James brothers and a member of their gang, he turned traitor to receive the reward being offered by Missouri [[Governor]] Thomas T. Crittenden.

Since his death, Jesse James has become a legendary and controversial figure in Wild West lore, with many historical revisionist accounts (including in literature and Hollywood Westerns) portraying him as a [[Robin Hood]] type of figure.

Since his death, Jesse James has become a legendary and controversial figure in Wild West lore, with many historical revisionist accounts (including in literature and Hollywood Westerns) portraying him as a [[Robin Hood]] type of figure. In the next century, some viewed the notorious outlaws [[Bonnie and Clyde]] in the same genre.

 

The actor William Frank "Christopher" Jones (1941-2014) portrayed James in a 34-episode 1965 [[ABC]] [[television]] series, ''The Legend of Jesse James'', with Allen Case (1934-1986) as Frank James.

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