Etta Place (b. c. 1878, d. ?) was a companion of the American outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, alias Sundance Kid. The three were members of the outlaw gang known as Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch. She was principally the companion of …

According to legend, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh) infamous Utah outlaws noted throughout the West for their daring train, bank, and payroll heists, had a variety of female companions–but none quite as mysterious as the wild and sophisticated Etta Place.

Nov 21, 2023 · Etta Place remains the true mystery in the otherwise well-researched history of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, an ethereal and elusive figure. The Wild Bunch might’ve intentionally obscured her identity, but I suspect this is just another case of history giving little attention to women.

Oct 4, 2018 · The enigmatic Etta, (Ethel) Place is one of the Old West’s most enthralling mysteries. We know from her photo she was a beautiful, intelligent looking woman. According to author Donna Ernst her name was Ethel. There’s almost nothing known about the real Etta.

Etta Place was involved with the Sundance Kid and was a “member” of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch. Born in about 1878, nothing is known of Etta’s life before she met Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid.

Feb 27, 2024 · Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (aka the “Sundance Kid”) and paramour Etta Place (a woman of mysterious origins and a half dozen aliases) boarded a steamer bound for South America shortly after posing in a New York studio for this 1901 portrait.

Sep 3, 2013 · Etta (Ethel) Place, girlfriend of Harry A. Longabaugh, a.k.a. the Sundance Kid, is a mystery woman. We know from her photo she was a beautiful gal. Author Donna Ernst, whose husband is kin to the Sundance Kid, says she was called Ethel, but it’s unlikely Etta, Ethel or Place was her real name.

Aug 1, 2013 · The most elusive gang member to track during that time was neither a bank nor a train robber, but an attractive young woman known only by her alias of Etta Place. An enigma, Etta was both educated and acquainted with several madams?—?though Hollywood cast her as a schoolteacher?—?and the Sundance Kid’s lover.

Jun 2, 2023 · Ethel "Etta" Place was infamous for her association with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - but who was the real person behind the fake name?

Jun 25, 2013 · Etta Place is mostly a cipher to history, except for the well-documented period between 1900 and 1907. Theories about her real identity have her as a runaway mother from Texas who was a ...