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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Aug 13, 2024, 06:35 AM Aug 13

On this day, August 13, 1860, sharpshooter and wild west show sensation Annie Oakley was born.

A sharpshooter & media sensation Annie Oakley was #BornOnThisDay, August 13, 1860. Remembered for shooting a cigar out from her husband's lips, as well as her adapted story "Annie Get Your Gun", for stage & films. Passed in 1926 (age 66) from pernicious anemia #RIP #GoneTooSoon








Annie Get Your Gun- Anything you can do I can do better

Lilithip

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Directors: George Sidney, Busby Berkeley, Actors: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Composer: Irving Berlin


Betty Hutton sings "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun"

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Betty Hutton performs the musical number "You can't get a man with a gun" from the 1950 movie "Annie Get Your Gun".

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