Magazine, TV Guide - Gail Davis, "Annie Oakley"
Object number2012.024.01
Date1955
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 in. (19.1 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Description"TV Guide Magazine" featuring Little Rock native Gail Davis as Annie Oakley.Gail Davis was born Betty Jeanne Grayson on October 25, 1925, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and raised in McGehee, Arkansas. She is best known as TV's "Annie Oakley" and was the first woman to have her own western series. Upon her arrival in Hollywood, Davis began playing small roles in films and television. Western star Gene Autry recognized Gail as "the perfect western heroine" and cast her as the female lead in 15 of his Columbia films and 28 TV episodes of "The Gene Autry Show." Davis went on to star in 81 episodes of her own TV series, "Annie Oakley." Davis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Davis died March 15, 1997.
The 1955 June edition of "TV Guide," featuring Arkansas native Gail Davis as Annie Oakley. The cover features a close-up color photograph of Gail Davis in a white cowboy hat and white neckerchief with braids, smiling and wearing red lipstick. The cover reads, "Meet the Other Liberace," "Gail Davis: 'Annie Oakley,'" and “Local Listings, June 11-17." The magazine is vol. 3, no. 24, from June 11, 1955, issue #115.
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