Gail Davis as "Annie Oakley"

Gail Davis (born October 5, 1925; died March 15, 1997) was an American actress. Image File history File linksMetadata Gaildavis. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Gaildavis. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The daughter of a small town medical doctor, she was born Betty Jeanne Grayson in a hospital at Little Rock, Arkansas. Her family lived in McGehee, Arkansas where she was raised until they moved to Little Rock. She had been singing and dancing since childhood and after graduating from high school in Little Rock, she went to study drama at girl's college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania before completing her education at the University of Texas at Austin. While at university she met and married Bob Davis with whom she had a daughter. Little Rock skyline Nickname: The Capital City, Rock-Town, City of Roses Map Political Statistics Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 County Pulaski County Mayor Jim Dailey Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 302. ... McGehee is a city located in Desha County, Arkansas. ... Bryn Mawr is located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia, along U.S. Highway Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue). ... The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ...

She and her husband moved to Hollywood, California to pursue a career in motion pictures and in 1947, as "Gail Davis," she made her motion picture debut in a comedy film short. She then appeared in minor roles in another four films until landing a supporting role under star Roy Rogers in a 1948 Western film called The Far Frontier. Between then and 1953, Davis appeared in more than three dozen films, of which all but three were in the Western genre and that included fourteen films with the singing cowboy star, Gene Autry. In 1950, she began to guest star in television Westerns, notably in the Lone Ranger and The Cisco Kid series plus more than a dozen appearances on the Gene Autry Show. Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less. ... Dale Evans & Roy Rogers Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), became famous as Roy Rogers, a singer and cowboy actor. ... Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... Gene Autry Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television. ... The Lone Ranger was an early, long-running radio and television show based on characters created by George W. Trendle of Detroit, Michigan and developed by writer Fran Stryker of Buffalo, New York. ... The Cisco Kid was a popular radio, television and film series based on the fictional Western character created by author O. Henry in his short story The Caballeros Way, published in 1907 in the short story collection Heart of the West. ...

Between 1954 and 1956, Gail Davis starred as the Western sharpshooter, Annie Oakley in the Annie Oakley television series on the ABC network. An adroit horseback rider, Davis also toured North America in Gene Autry's travelling rodeo. After her retirement from the entertainment business, she made guest appearances at western memorabilia shows and film festivals. Annie Oakley, between 1885 and 1901. ... Annie Oakley was a Western television series which fictionalized the life of famous cowgirl Annie Oakley. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... A film festival is a mostly annual festival in one or more movie theaters with a special program showcasing many films. ...

Gail Davis died from cancer in 1997 in Los Angeles, California and was interred there in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, California, on the south edge of the San Fernando Valley by Burbank (and on the north side of the Santa Monica Mountains from Hollywood). ...

For her contribution to the television industry, Gail Davis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6385 Hollywood Blvd. In 2004, she was posthumously inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ... The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is located in Forth Worth, Texas. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Official website: ci. ...

External links

• Gail Davis at The Internet Movie Database