Annie Oakley

Birthday August 13, 1860

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Patterson, OH

DEATH DATE Nov 3, 1926 (66)

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About

Sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She could consistently shoot a playing card edge-on from 27 meters away. Her story has been adapted into the musical Annie Get Your Gun.

Before Fame

She began hunting and trapping at age eight.

Trivia

She is arguably the first American woman to become a superstar. Thomas Edison filmed an exhibition of her shooting called The Little Sure Shot of the Wild West.

Family Life

She married traveling show marksman Francis E. Butler after having a showdown in August 1876.

Associated With

Theodore Roosevelt admired her talent.

Video

Annie Oakley Highlights
Annie Oakley Highlights