QIs 'Annie Oakley' based on a book?
A'Annie Oakley' is based on a story and screenplay by American playwright Joseph Fields, Scottish screenwriter Ewart Adamson, and American screenwriters Joel Sayre and John Twist.
QWas Annie Oakley a real person?
AYes. Annie Oakley [1860-1926], born Phoebe Ann Mosey in a cabin in rural western Ohio, the sixth of seven children, learned to trap and shoot at an early age in order to support her family when her father died from pneumonia in 1866. She married traveling show marksman Frank Butler [1850-1926] in 1876 after competing against him (and winning) in a local shooting contest. They joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in 1885, and she and Frank toured together around the country and Europe, even performing in front of various heads of state. She died at the age of 66 of pernicious anemia.
AAnnie returns from the tour of Europe intent on finding Toby, who is currently giving rifle lessons at a arcade in New York. When the show does a stint in New York, Toby attends. Annie doesn't notice him in the audience, but Chief Sitting Bull (Chief Thunderbird) does. He follows Toby back to the shooting arcade, then hijacks a coach back to the stage during the U.S. Calvary show. He picks up Annie and heads back to the arcade, where Toby is currently talking to two young boys who ask him whether he knew Annie Oakley. Toby assures them that he did, then allows them to take a few shots at the sitting ducks, which they miss completely. Suddenly, shots ring out from behind him, knocking down all 23 targets in a row. Toby turns to see Annie with her rifle, and they fly into each others' arms. In the final scene, Toby turns to the boys and exclaims, 'Did I know Annie Oakley!'
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