Who is Annie Oakley
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Annie Oakley: Sharpshooter and Superstar
When I was 8, I was obsessed with Annie Oakley. I wanted to be Annie Oakley. No really. I wanted to be Annie Oakley. We had a career day at my church, and I went dressed up complete with gun. Of course, given time, I came to understand that this was not a viable career choice and I moved on. But I still find Annie to be a inspiration - a woman who carved out a niche in a man's world, who found a way to take her talent and turn it into a glorious career.
Me on career day as Annie Oakley (see my gun on the grass behind me?)
"My mother and sisters thought my prowess with the gun was just a little tomboyish."
Annie Oakley: Reality Check
Let's set the record straight here from the beginning. Annie Oakley was a sharpshooter. She was a show woman. She was a world traveler.What she wasn't was a cowgirl or even part of the Wild West. Born and raised in Ohio, she never lived west of the Mississippi - no matter how many TV shows or movies you see that portray her that way. This doesn't make her any less impressive. It just goes to show that Bill was a better spinmaster than most.
Annie Oakley: Caught on Film
Yep - that's really her!!! It's so cool to me that she lived long enough to be immortalized on film. It's hard sometimes to see historical figures as living, breathing creatures. They become pictures on a page or a modern actress playing dress-up rather than a real person.
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One of Annie's best known tricks was the over-the-shoulder rifle shot.
"I would like to see every woman know how to handle [firearms] as naturally as they know how to handle babies."
Annie Oakley: Tradition of Firearm Education
Annie was nicknamed "Little Sure Shot" and spent a great deal of her time in retirement passing on her knowledge to others. She trained women and soldiers up and down the east coast on marksmanship.
Carrying on her tradition is the Annie Oakley Sure Shots.
Its goal is to...
- Provide a safe, encouraging and comfortable shooting environment for women of all skill levels from novice to expert.
- Promote firearms safety and education.
- Open the door to a wide variety of experiences allowing women to progress into other shooting disciplines for personal satisfaction and/or competition.
- Address concerns facing new shooters such as; self-defense, firearms purchases, care and cleaning of your firearm and other questions, in an open environment.
- Facilitate a place where women can mentor each other, have fun and compare experiences with others who share a common interest in the shooting sports.
- Offer a recreational activity in which the whole family can enjoy.
Annie Oakley: Posters & Prints
Annie Oakley: Toys & Dolls
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Annie Oakley: TV Show
I'm going to plead youth here, but I had no idea there was an Annie Oakley TV show!! It starred Gail Davis, was totally inaccurate historically and ran for 81 episodes. Can't wait to see it myself. Oh, and there was also a comics series based on the TV show. Here's the opening segment for you, and the show's now out on DVD.curated content from YouTube
Annie Oakley: The TV Show
"God intended women to be outside as well as men, and they do not know what they are missing when they stay cooped up in the house."
Poster promoting Annie's tricks in the Wild West Show
Annie Oakley: At the Auction
Annie Oakley: Costume Ideas
OK, OK. She wasn't a cowgirl. But if you're going to dress for the Wild West Show like her, ya' gotta' have the gear. And no, it can't be pink!
You may not be able to get a man with a gun, but you can't be Annie Oakley without one!!
Annie Oakley: Did You Know?
Back before the days of computers, theaters would punch holes in tickets that were given out free to media or friends of the actors. The holes helped them separate paid tickets from free when it came time to count the box office. These punched tickets were called "Annie Oakleys" due to their resemblance to playing cards Annie purportedly shot holes in during her act.
Annie Oakley: Books for Kids
Great place to start for a Women's History Month report
Annie Oakley: Books for Adults
Annie Oakley: On Stage and Screen
Annie Oakley was America's first female "superstar" so it's only fitting that she was played by some of the biggest stars out there in various portrayals of her life. Often exaggerated, rarely accurate portrayals, but all fun nonetheless.- In 1935, Barbara Stanwyck played Annie in a highly fictionalized film called Annie Oakley.
- The 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun is very loosely based on her life. The original stage production starred Ethel Merman, who also starred in the 1966 revival. A 1950 film version starred Betty Hutton. Some years after headlining the 1948 national tour, Mary Martin returned to the role for a 1957 NBC television special.
- From 1954 to 1956, Gail Davis played her in the Annie Oakley television series.
- A highly-fictionalised Annie Oakley appears in the 1966 comedy film, Carry On Cowboy. This version of Oakley had a father who was sheriff of the fictitious Stodge City, and traveled out west to kill her father's murderer, and eventually fell in love with the inept Englishman, Marshal P. Knutt (Jim Dale). Oakley was played by Angela Douglas.
- In 1976, Geraldine Chaplin played Annie in Buffalo Bill and the Indians with John Considine as Frank Butler.
- In 1982, Diane Civita played Annie, opposite Richard Donner as Bill Cody, in an episode of "Voyagers!", where, during Cody's performances before Queen Victoria, Annie engaged in a marksmanship contest with a Russian duke.
- In 1985, Jamie Lee Curtis offered a fresh portrayal in the "Annie Oakley" episode of the children's video series, Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends.
- In 1999, Annie Get Your Gun was revived on Broadway with Bernadette Peters in the title role.
- In 2006, an episode of PBS's American Experience
documented Oakley's life.
Annie Oakley: Movie of Her Story
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Annie Oakley: More Videos and Music
"I am, indeed, very grateful for your many kind words in my obituary. How such a report started I do not know. I am thankful to say I am in the best of health."
Annie Oakley: Where to Learn More
Women In Ohio HistoryExtensive bio of Annie.
Annie Oakley House in Cambridge, Maryland
A history of Annie and Frank Butler that covers much of what happened to them after they retired to Cambridge.
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Bio of Annie covering her show career
Annie Oakley Foundation
Seeks to provide accurate information on the life and legend of Annie Oakley, to disseminate educational materials, and to create and maintain the Annie Oakley Education, Cultural and Sports Activity Center.
Annie Oakley: Got Something to Say?
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4theloveofannie
Oct 4, 2011 @ 11:19 pm | delete
- I wanted to be Annie Oakley when I was 8 also. No REALLY. I did too. When I was in 2nd grade, I read all the biographies in our library (this was waaaay back in the 1970s). Our library had a whole series of biographies called, "Childhood of Famous Americans", and its Annie Oakley biography was just the best. The illustrations were done in black and white silhouette...but I digress. My daughter is age 7 now and our village librarian did a search and found the SAME BOOK, which is called "Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot", it was written by Ellen Wilson, copyright in 1958 by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. I'm reading it to my daughter, and she loves it as much as I did! It is, what, fictionalized history? I don't know how much is true but it sure is an interesting and inspirational story about Annie growing up in her Ohio log cabin. Anyone who loves the Little House books will love this one too. I hope by posting about it, that others will discover this wonderful old book and rescue it from obscurity.
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SusanVillasLewis
Jan 29, 2012 @ 11:28 am | delete
- i just went to see if I could find that book now that you've mentioned it. I so remember that cover!! And I probably read all of those biographies as well. I remember reading a lot of those as a kid, surprised I really never did get a history degree given my early interests. Glad your daughter is getting to enjoy it now!
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Creativeproducts
Aug 21, 2011 @ 10:18 am | delete
- Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed reading it.
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RenaissanceWoman2010
Aug 14, 2011 @ 10:27 am | delete
- A most impressive and talented woman. Thank you for this fascinating account of Annie Oakley. I learned a great deal and have even more appreciation now for her. **Blessed**
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23squidoo
May 30, 2011 @ 1:37 am | delete
- Great lens - very informative and beautifully presented. Angel Blessed!
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