Annie Oakley (1860-1926), originally Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee, was known as "The Peerless Lady Wing-Shot," for her marksmanship. She led one of the fabled lives of America's Wild West. Annie Oakley was born in a Drake Country, Ohio, log cabin on Aug....
Born August 13, 1860 Darke County, Ohio Died November 3, 1926 Greenville, Ohio Sharpshooter, entertainer "The largest share of applause was bestowed on Annie Oakley, a young girl whose proficiency with shotgun and rifle seems almost...
Animated GIF files of Annie Oakley performing can be found here. See also Calamity Jane Lillian Smith (entertainer) Belle Starr References ^ a b The present day town of Woodland, Ohio, about 75 miles east in Union County, is unrelated to Annie...
With the 1999 revival of "Annie Get Your Gun" getting so much media exposure for its Tony-winning star, Bernadette Peters, and her replacement, Reba McEntire, it can't be easy playing the role of the pistol-packin' Annie Oakley. Somehow, the Kansas-born-and-bred unknown Amy Anders...
Stages The year 2007 is going out with a bang for choreographer David Parker, whose company brings excerpts from his new production, "Annie's Got a Gun," to First Night stages on New Year's Eve. When "Annie Get Your Gun" is filtered through...
Guitarist Mike Samborn used to sketch out a song, play it, decide he didn't like it and toss it in the trash.But this month, he doesn't have that option.Samborn is one of more than 2,000 musicians worldwide facing a March 1 deadline to write and...
Betty Hutton, the brassy blonde star of "Annie Get Your Gun," was buried Tuesday with a handful of mourners in attendance. She was laid to rest in a gray-and-pink metal casket at Forest Lawn Cathedral City, where stars such as Frank Sinatra and Sonny Bono...
