Proclamation, Arkansas - "Gail Davis Day"
Object number2012.199.18
DateSeptember, 1968
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions14 x 9 in. (35.6 x 22.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionProclamation made and signed by Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller declaring September 27, 1968, as "Gail Davis Day."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.
Proclamation made and signed by Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller declaring September 27, 1968, as "Gail Davis Day."
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