Annie Oakley (TV series)
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Annie Oakley was a Western television series which fictionalized the life of famous cowgirl Annie Oakley. It ran from January of 1954 to February of 1957 in syndication. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1965.
The show starred Gail Davis in the title role, and co-starred Brad Johnson and Jimmy Hawkins, as Annie's brother, Tagg.
Gail Davis had been discovered by Gene Autry, who cast her in several of his movies, then in his own series, The Gene Autry Show, in which she played a variety of characters. He then spun her off into her own show.
Approximately two dozen episodes of this series are currently available on DVD in North America (including several releases issued through Davis' estate), although a formal full-series release has yet to happen.
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