Daily Quiz for September 16, 2008

Belle Starr. Myra Maybelle Shirley a companion to thieves and felons and legendary figure of the Old West, is better known as Belle Starr. Her life has been romanticized by many writers and, of course, by Hollywood. Many tales were published by the National Police Gazette in the 19th century, and other publications picked up on the intriguing copy. Fraudulent biographies, spiced by bogus letters and entries from Belle’s diaries, sold for 25 cents. The fascinating, often fantastic, stories led to the myth and legend of Belle Starr. But Belle’s true life was one without glamour.