The best biography you'll find on this incredibly interesting woman.
Like other episodes of "The American Experience" on DVD, this one does not have captions of any sort. This is a more serious problem than usual since the music is too loud and often overwhelms the narration. Some tweaking with my TV's sound was necessary to make it easier to watch.
This film is a one-hour biography of the life of Annie Oakley. For the most part, it bears little similarity to the Hollywood biography of her starring Barbara Stanwyck. This isn't surprising, as Hollywood during the 30s and 40s really wasn't focused on the real story and they usually jazzed it up by embellishing heavily in regard to the facts. In this case, the real facts are more exciting and interesting than the Hollywood version, as Oakley did lead an exciting life--with a rags to riches story that really would make a great film (and is barely alluded to in the Barbara Stanwyck film from ). Very interesting and well done--with lots of great archival footage and pictures along with the many interviews. Well worth seeing--and, surprisingly, a nice love story that I didn&
Annie Oakley
From DocuWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
[edit] General Information
HistoryDocumentary hosted by Laura Linney, published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS American Experience series in - English narration
[edit] Cover
[edit] Information
Described as "the greatest woman rifle shot the world has ever produced," Annie Oakley thrilled audiences of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show with her daring shooting feats. Over time she became an American legend. But that legend had little to do with the real Annie Oakley. This probing AMERICAN EXPERIENCE production examines the dramatic life of a uniquely American icon whose complex character manifested many of the paradoxes of the nation.
[edit] Screenshots
[edit] Technical Specs
Video Codec: x CABAC [email&#;protected]
Video Bitrate: CRF 21
Video Aspect Ratio:
Video Resolution: x
Audio Codec: AAC-LC (Nero)
Audio Quality: 48KHz (~Kbps)
Audio Channels: 2
Run-Time: 52mn 55s
Framerate: fps (Constant Frame Rate)
Number of Parts: 1
Part Size: MiB
Container: MP4
Released:
Source: HDTV
Encoder: KarMa
[edit] Links
[ed
Newsletter
Both lucky and extremely talented, Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and become the first female superstar in what had been a male-dominated profession.
Childhood
Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses in in rural Darke County, Ohio. Her father died when she was young, and Annie was sent to the county poor farm. At age 10, she was sent to work for a family who treated her cruelly -- she called them "the wolves." Eventually Annie ran away from them and was reunited with her mother. Annie helped support her family by shooting game in the nearby woods and selling it to a local shopkeeper. Her marksmanship paid off the mortgage on her mother's house and led her to enter a shooting match with touring champion on Thanksgiving Day To Butler's astonishment, the year-old beat him in the competition. Butler fell in love with her and they were married the next year.
"Little Sure Shot"
For the next few years, Frank toured with a male partner, performing feats of marksmanship on stage. But when his partner fell ill on May Day in , Annie replaced him
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Annie Oakley
“Annie Oakley,” the story of a five-foot, pound sharpshooter who pulled herself out of poverty to become an iconic performer known the world over as a symbol of the Wild West, will have an encore broadcast on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
This episode is available to stream on demand with the PBS Video App.
She was the toast of New York, London, Paris, and eventually the world. “Adopted” in by Native American Chief Sitting Bull, she charmed the Prince of Prussia and entertained the likes of Oscar Wilde and Queen Victoria.
Annie Oakley excelled in a man's world by doing what she loved and won fame and fortune as “the little lady from Ohio who never missed a shot.”
Phoebe Anne Moses, called Annie, first picked up a gun in at age 15 not to become a superstar, but to save her family from destitution.
Annie taught herself to shoot and took to the woods of Greenville, Ohio, to hunt quail, which she would sell at the general store.
Thanks to her prowess with a shotgun, Annie became the family’s primary breadwinner and paid off the mortgage on the family farm.
Annie was soon noticed by Frank Butler, who was making a name for himself on the variet
Biographies you may also like
James fletcher biography Dr. James Chipman Fletcher, was the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration who gained the approval of the Nixon Administration on January 5, .
Best biography of william james William James, American philosopher and psychologist, a leader of the philosophical movement of pragmatism and a founder of the psychological movement of .
Green day history biography of james bond The James Bond Wiki is a resource of everything James Bond that anyone can edit. We're chronicling every Bond novel, movie, and comic and compiling information on all characters, Missing: green day history.
Margaret and ha rey biography of mahatma This special exhibit uncovers the incredible story of Margret Rey, a Jewish woman who, with her husband, escaped Nazi-occupied France on handmade bikes, carrying the manuscript for Missing: mahatma.
Clive owen imdb biography In , Owen made his first appearance in a film, playing Jake in the movie "Vroom." Despite a successful debut, his film career did not take off initially. After the failure of the film "Close My .
Pope innocent iv ad extirpanda Si est ex hominibus consilium hoc aut opus hoc, dissolvetur; si vero ex Deo est, non poteritis dissolvere. Οτι εαν η εξ ανθρωπων η βουλη αυτη η το εργον τουτο καταλυθησεται ει δε εκ .