Born Phoebe Ann Moses in Darke County, Ohio, on August 13, 1860, Annie Oakley was not exactly a product of the Wild West. Bettmann / Corbis “Famous Woman Crack Shot. . . Steals to Secure Cocaine.” It ...

Both lucky and extremely talented, Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and become the first female superstar in what had been a male-dominated profession.

Annie Oakley (1860-1926) was an icon of the Old West. Of course, she was born, grew up and is buried in western Ohio. Her real life as a sharpshooter nonpareil has been shaped and re-shaped for movies ...

The legendary female sharpshooter was born August 13, 1860 and nearly lost her life in a train wreck years later in Lexington, NC. The legendary female sharpshooter was born August 13, 1860 and nearly ...

Oakley (1860-1926), born Phoebe Ann Mosey, achieved worldwide fame as the star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Learning to use a gun to provide food for her impoverished family in western Ohio, at ...

A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as “Little Sure Shot.” Born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee in Ohio in 1860, she rose to global fame performing with ...