The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" is a song recorded by the British rhythm and blues singer Georgie Fame. Released as a single, the song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 24 January 1968, remaining for one week. The song reached number seven in the United States later the same year. The song was written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander. Fame recorded the song after seeing the then controversial gangster film "Bonnie and Clyde", now considered a classic, starring Warren Beatty (as Clyde Barrow) and Faye Dunaway (as Bonnie Parker).
Faye Dunaway Laura Mars" (1978). Her career evolved to more mature and character roles in subsequent years, often in independent films, beginning with her controversial portrayal of Joan Crawford in the 1981 film "Mommie Dearest". Other notable films in which she has appeared include "Barfly" (1987), "The Handmaid's Tale" (1990), "Arizona Dream" (1994), "The Twilight of the Golds" (1997), "Gia" (1998), "The Rules of Attraction" (2002), and "The Bye Bye Man" (2017). Dunaway also performed on stage in several plays including "A Man for All Seasons" (1961–63), "After the Fall" (1964), "Hogan's Goat" (1965–67), "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1973) and was awarded