American Experience

Annie Oakley

E12    May 8, 2006    55m    TV-PG
An on-target profile of the sharpshooter (1860-1926) who was “the first American woman ever to become a superstar.” Included: Oakley, at 15, winning a shooting match with future husband Frank Butler; achieving stardom with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; filing libel suits against a number of newspapers for reporting that she was a drug addict; teaching thousands of women to shoot, while opposing women's suffrage.
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Cast of Annie Oakley
  • Laura LinneyNarrator (voice)
  • Marilyn SpanierAnnie Oakley (voice)

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