Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 â€" July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw,
train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West.
Part of a gang that attempted to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas,
on October 5, 1892, he was the only member of five to survive, despite
receiving 23 gunshot wounds. Two of his brothers were killed. After
serving 14 years in prison for the crime, Dalton was pardoned.He moved
to California, where he capitalized on his notoriety to publish books
and become an actor in Hollywood. His first book, Beyond the Law
(1918) was adapted as a film in which he played himself. His second
book, When the Daltons Rode (1931), co-written with Jack Jungmeyer,
Sr, was adapted after Dalton's death as a 1940 film of the same
name.Dalton was born in 1871 in Missouri to Lewis (16 Feb 1826â€"16
Jul 1890) and Adeline (née Younger) Dalton (15 Sep 1835â€"24 Jan
1925). He was the eighth born of nine brothers. They also had three
sisters.His siblings were:
train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West.
Part of a gang that attempted to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas,
on October 5, 1892, he was the only member of five to survive, despite
receiving 23 gunshot wounds. Two of his brothers were killed. After
serving 14 years in prison for the crime, Dalton was pardoned.He moved
to California, where he capitalized on his notoriety to publish books
and become an actor in Hollywood. His first book, Beyond the Law
(1918) was adapted as a film in which he played himself. His second
book, When the Daltons Rode (1931), co-written with Jack Jungmeyer,
Sr, was adapted after Dalton's death as a 1940 film of the same
name.Dalton was born in 1871 in Missouri to Lewis (16 Feb 1826â€"16
Jul 1890) and Adeline (née Younger) Dalton (15 Sep 1835â€"24 Jan
1925). He was the eighth born of nine brothers. They also had three
sisters.His siblings were:
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