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21 de jun. de 2022 · Francis E. (Frank) Butler (1847–1926) was a wild west variety show performer. When his shooting partner fell ill before a show one day, he asked his wife, Annie, to assist him. Prompted by the crowd to pick up a gun, Annie immediately became a shooting sensation and went on to worldwide fame as sharpshooter Annie Oakley in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
On Thanksgiving Day 1875, the Baughman & Butler shooting act was being performed in Cincinnati. Traveling show marksman and former dog trainer Frank E. Butler (1847–1926), an Irish immigrant, placed a $100 bet per side (equivalent to $2,800 in 2023) with Cincinnati hotel owner Jack Frost that Butler could beat any local fancy shooter.
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18 de jul. de 2011 · Frank Butler, a budding star-shooter came to Greenville and bet $100 that he could outshoot anyone in town. The owner of the hotel where Frank was staying set up a match for Frank with the best shot in town: Annie. After 24 shots the two were head-to-head. On the 25 th shot, Butler missed and Annie won the
31 de mai. de 2022 · Her mastery of shooting became her career and even led her to meet her husband, fellow sharpshooter Frank E. Butler, in 1875. Oakley was visiting her sister in Cincinnati when she was invited to a ...
Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 2420. Source citation. Western Sharpshooter. Born in Longford, Ireland, he was a marksman in Wild West variety shows and was the husband of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. He moved to the United States at the age of 13 and after a series of odd jobs, he developed shooting skills and toured with variety ...
Annie entranced Butler, and the two shooters began a courtship that resulted in marriage on August 23, 1876. The couple first appeared in a show together the following May. Butler’s usual partner was ill and Annie filled in by holding objects for Frank to shoot at and doing some of her own shooting.
