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Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann (Annie) Mosey [1] [2] [3] on August 13, 1860, in a log cabin less than two miles (3.2 km) northwest of Woodland, now Willowdell, in Darke County, Ohio, a rural county along the state line with Indiana. [4] Her birthplace is about five miles (8 km) east of North Star. There is a stone-mounted plaque in the ...
Frank Butler was born in County Longford, Ireland, and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 13. [1] While Butler's birth date is listed on his and Oakley's U.S. passport application as February 25, 1852, the obituary for Butler posted by the Associated Press in 1926 has his age as 76, which meant he was born in 1850. [2]
Gail Davis (born Betty Jeanne Grayson; October 5, 1925 – March 15, 1997) was an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television series Annie Oakley. [1]
In the musical, the song sets the scene for the climactic sharpshooting contest between Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. [2] Its most memorable lines are, "Anything you can do, I can do better; I can do anything better than you." The song was first performed in Annie Get Your Gun by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. [3]
James F. Hawkins is an American former actor, producer and writer. He is best-known for his TV roles in shows like Annie Oakley, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver, Petticoat Junction, and The Donna Reed Show; and as Tommy Bailey, son of George Bailey in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.
Lillian Frances Smith was born on August 4, 1871 [nb 1] in Coleville, California to Levi Woodbury Smith, Jr. and Rebecca T. Robinson, the third of four children. [1] [9] [10] Her parents were originally from Massachusetts and moved to Coleville in 1867.
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Elmer Bradley Johnson (July 23, 1924 – April 4, 1981), was an American film and television actor, best remembered for his role as the deputy Lofty Craig on the 1950s Western series, Annie Oakley. He also appeared on Gunsmoke in “Cattle Barons” as “Laskin” (S13E2). Was also a cast member on the first episode of Death Valley Days in ...