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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]
Annie and Frank Butler lived in Cincinnati for a time. Oakley, the stage name she adopted when she and Frank began performing together, [ 3 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] is believed to have been taken from the city's neighborhood of Oakley , where they resided.
The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860–1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and her romance with sharpshooter Frank E. Butler (1847–1926).
The film shows Oakley performing trick shooting as she was known for in her live shows. The first scene is of Oakley shooting her Marlin 91.22 caliber rifle 25 times in 27 seconds. There is also a scene of her shooting composition balls in the air. [1] The man assisting her is likely her husband, Frank E. Butler.
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]
Frank Butler (musician) (1928–1984), American jazz drummer Frank Butler (writer) (1890–1967), American film writer Frank E. Butler (1850–1926), Irish-American stage performer and marksman; husband of Annie Oakley
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In a small town in Ohio, Annie Oakley's (Betty Hutton) extraordinary shooting skills catch the attention of Frank Butler (Howard Keel), a renowned marksman who works for Buffalo Bill's (Louis Calhern) Wild West Show. Instantly smitten by Frank, the buckskin-clad Annie dreams of joining the show and winning his heart.