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Robert Newton Ford (January 31, 1862 – June 8, 1892) was an American outlaw who killed fellow outlaw Jesse James on April 3, 1882. He and his brother Charley , both members of the James–Younger Gang under James's leadership, went on to perform paid re-enactments of the killing at publicity events.
Mar 14, 2018 · When Robert Ford pulled the trigger of his six-gun killing Jesse James, he hadn’t killed an outlaw, he had killed a hero. At the time, James was already mythologized as an “American Robin Hood,” while Ford was viewed as a “traitor” who turned on James for a bounty.
Oct 8, 2015 · Portrait of American assassin Robert Ford showing off the revolver he used to kill outlaw Jesse James in 1882. The clincher for Gibson was the resemblance between the man sitting on the left...
Best known as the “dirty little coward” that killed Jesse James, Robert Newton Ford was born January 31, 1862, in Ray County, Missouri, one of seven children of James Thomas Ford and Mary Ann Bruin. The wiry young boy became enamored of Jesse James’s daring exploits and finally got a chance to meet him in 1880.
Robert Newton Ford was an outlaw from Missouri born on January 31, 1862. Like many young Missouri men of his time, he grew up admiring the Civil War record and exploits of the famous bandit, Jesse James, a fellow Missouri native.
Jan 20, 2023 · It was Bob Ford, just twenty years old, who conducted the negotiation with Missouri’s Governor Thomas Crittenden to end Jesse James’ career. In this photo taken shortly after the assassination, Ford poses with a Colt Single Action Army revolver, the same make and model documented as the murder weapon. Images Courtesy True West Archives
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American epic revisionist Western film written and directed by Andrew Dominik. Based on Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between Jesse James and Robert Ford, focusing on the events
