Movies
Today’s Little Sureshot isn’t firing off rounds from a rifle, she’s firing off red-hot basketballs that swish smoothly into hoops.
Oct. 29, 1995
Television
Actress Gail Davis, best known for her role as a gun-toting, pigtailed rancher in the popular 1950s television series “Annie Oakley,” has died of cancer.
March 17, 1997
Some broadcast and cable programs contain material included in the public school curriculum and on standardized examinations.
Feb. 25, 1999
With Mel Gibson’s “Maverick” and Kevin Costner’s “Wyatt Earp” gunning for box-office gold, it’s high noon for a refresher course in ‘50s and ‘60s TV Westerns.
July 10, 1994
Entertainment & Arts
With typical myopia borne of chauvinism, they talk about the Old West as the idyllic era when “Men Were Men.”
April 8, 1989
If you like your heroes rough and rugged and TV fare historical and patriotic, the small screen is the place to be this Fourth of July week.
July 4, 1993
The Actress Gladly Hits the Road, Again, to Star in ‘Annie Get Your Gun’
Nov. 20, 2000
Obituaries
Dick Tufeld’s most famous role may have been as the voice of the robot on ‘Lost in Space,’ but his announcing career was long and varied.
Jan. 25, 2012
Cathy Rigby and Tom McCoy have a real feel for the lives of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler.
June 2, 1996