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ANNIE OAKLEY (1860-1926)
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Also
known as 'The Girl of the Western Plains' and 'Lady Sure Shot', Annie
Oakley was one of the best shots of all time. She was born in Ohio,
where she
shot
wild animals and birds to help
her family pay / repay their debts. By the time she
was 12 she could hit anything that / which moved, though
she did not learn to read until / till / before her
husband taught her. |
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In her
teens she won a shooting match in Cincinnati against the well-known
Frank E. Butler. They were later married and toured the circuses
and music halls before joining Buffalo Bill's Show in 1885. |
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Audiences
loved Annie and she was soon a huge star. Her skill was
extraordinary. She could hit a playing card at 10 metres end on, or
knock the ash off / from a cigarette held in her husband's
lips, or anyone / anybody else's; she performed / did
the same trick in Berlin on Crown Prince William of Germany. Annie
could shoot the flames off a spinning wheel of candles, and even
perform when lying on / along / across the back of
a galloping horse. |
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Mrs.
Oakley is remembered by millions today as the subject of one
of the great post-war Broadway musicals, Irving Berlin's 'Annie Get
Your Gun'. |
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