The highly dense population of the 'Juvenile Cowboys & Indians Shows("Kiddie Westerns") in the infancy of the Commercial Television Industry, no doubt was long in search for Female Heroine(that's the best kind!)to do the lead in a "Bubble Gum" Western Adventure Series.
We had already had Dale Evans, whom everyone knew to be Mrs Roy Rogers in real life.(Well, "Happy Trails, To You!!") She was already sharing the billing on the Roy Rogers TV Show, as she had and continued to in their starring vehicles at REPUBLIC PICTURES, and their guest shots .
Searching history, we find on Miss Phoebe Ann Mosey(1860-1926), who is known to the World as "Annie Oakley", Circus Sharpshooter and a Star of "BUFFALO BILL's WILD WEST SHOW." Miss Mosey, daughter of Quaker Parents, immigrants from Pennsylvania, was born in Willowdell, Darke County, Ohio.
She had learned to shoot at a very early age and shoot very well. At one point, she began to appear in various entertainment venues as a sharpshooter. In 1885, she and her Sharpshooter Husband joined up with the above mentioned Buffalo Bill.(Not to be confused with Howdy Doody's Buffalo Bob Smith!) In contrast to the above Biographical Info, we have the fictional "Annie Oakley" of Flying A Productions' TV Series(that's Gene Autry's Company, Schultz!). This Annie(Gail Davis)lives on a Ranch, apparently orphaned, with her little brother, "Tag"(Jimmy Hawkins). We never see any Ranch Hands or anyone else, so we figure that they must raise Weeds and Rocks.
The Ranch is situated some short distance from "Town", the Clint Eastwood Town, for it has no name. They spend all their time helping out Deputy Sheriff 'Lofty' Craig, or getting into jams that 'Lofty' must labor to get them out. It seems that Deputy Craig is a sort of general purpose male figure here. He is at once Romantic Interest, Guardian Angel, "Big Brother"(pre-Orwellian) and Sterling Beacon of Law and Order in the "Old West" and Paragon of Virtue.
And, not to hurt your feelings too much, Shultz, I must tell you this hard and simple fact. The real Annie Oakley never lived in the West. She was a native of Ohio, where she lived most of her life. But, then again, one Leonard Slye* was born there too; so we can forgive you after all, Annie. 2007-2014
We had already had Dale Evans, whom everyone knew to be Mrs Roy Rogers in real life.(Well, "Happy Trails, To You!!") She was already sharing the billing on the Roy Rogers TV Show, as she had and continued to in their starring vehicles at REPUBLIC PICTURES, and their guest shots .
Searching history, we find on Miss Phoebe Ann Mosey(1860-1926), who is known to the World as "Annie Oakley", Circus Sharpshooter and a Star of "BUFFALO BILL's WILD WEST SHOW." Miss Mosey, daughter of Quaker Parents, immigrants from Pennsylvania, was born in Willowdell, Darke County, Ohio.
She had learned to shoot at a very early age and shoot very well. At one point, she began to appear in various entertainment venues as a sharpshooter. In 1885, she and her Sharpshooter Husband joined up with the above mentioned Buffalo Bill.(Not to be confused with Howdy Doody's Buffalo Bob Smith!) In contrast to the above Biographical Info, we have the fictional "Annie Oakley" of Flying A Productions' TV Series(that's Gene Autry's Company, Schultz!). This Annie(Gail Davis)lives on a Ranch, apparently orphaned, with her little brother, "Tag"(Jimmy Hawkins). We never see any Ranch Hands or anyone else, so we figure that they must raise Weeds and Rocks.
The Ranch is situated some short distance from "Town", the Clint Eastwood Town, for it has no name. They spend all their time helping out Deputy Sheriff 'Lofty' Craig, or getting into jams that 'Lofty' must labor to get them out. It seems that Deputy Craig is a sort of general purpose male figure here. He is at once Romantic Interest, Guardian Angel, "Big Brother"(pre-Orwellian) and Sterling Beacon of Law and Order in the "Old West" and Paragon of Virtue.
And, not to hurt your feelings too much, Shultz, I must tell you this hard and simple fact. The real Annie Oakley never lived in the West. She was a native of Ohio, where she lived most of her life. But, then again, one Leonard Slye* was born there too; so we can forgive you after all, Annie. 2007-2014