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Frank Russell Butler (December 28, 1889 – June 10, 1967) was an American film and theatre actor and later an award-winning screenwriter, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England to parents Frederick Butler and Sarah Ann Hedges. His son, Hugo Butler, also became a Hollywood screenwriter.
Frank Butler (* 28. Dezember 1890 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; † 10. Juni 1967 in Oceanside, Long Island, New York) war ein britisch-US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Drehbuchautor, der bei der Oscarverleihung 1945 mit Frank Cavett den Oscar für das beste adaptierte Drehbuch für Der Weg zum Glück (1944) für Leo McCarey ...
Born in Ireland, eight-year-old Frank Butler was left in the care of an aunt while his parents searched for a better life in America. At age 13, he made his own way to the U.S. and took a...
Frank Butler ist der Name folgender Personen: Frank Butler (Drehbuchautor) (1890–1967), britisch-US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Drehbuchautor. Frank Butler (Musiker) (1928–1984), US-amerikanischer Jazz-Schlagzeuger. Frank Butler (Wasserballspieler) (* 1932), südafrikanischer Wasserballspieler.
- History and Background
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- Characters
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- Productions
- Film and Television Versions
- Recordings
- Reception
- Redface
- Awards and Nominations
Dorothy Fields had the idea for a musical about Annie Oakley to star her friend Ethel Merman. Producer Mike Todd turned the project down, so Fields approached a new producing team, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. After the success of their first musical collaboration, Oklahoma!, Rodgers and Hammerstein had decided to become producers of b...
Act I
When the traveling Buffalo Bill's Wild West show visits Cincinnati, Ohio ("Colonel Buffalo Bill"), Frank Butler, the show's handsome, womanizing star ("I'm a Bad, Bad, Man"), challenges anyone in town to a shooting match. Foster Wilson, a local hotel owner, doesn't appreciate the Wild West show taking over his hotel, so Frank gives him a side bet of one hundred dollars on the match. Annie Oakley enters and shoots a bird off Dolly Tate's hat, and then explains her simple backwoods ways to Wils...
Act II
Returning to New Yorkfrom a tour of Europe with the Buffalo Bill show, Annie learns that the show has gone broke. Sitting Bull, Charlie, and Buffalo Bill plot to merge Buffalo Bill's show with Pawnee Bill's as they believe that show is doing well financially. Annie, now well-dressed and more refined and worldly, still longs for Frank ("I Got Lost in His Arms"). At a grand reception for Buffalo Bill's troupe at the Hotel Brevoort, Pawnee Bill, Dolly, and Frank also plot a merger of the two com...
Dolly Tate—Frank's flamboyant assistant; Winnie's sister (Charlie's sister in the 1966 version)Original 1946 production
Notes 1. §: omitted from the 1950 film version 2. "Let's Go West Again" was written by Berlin for the 1950 film but was not used. However, there are recordings by both Betty Hutton and Judy Garland. 3. "Take It in Your Stride" was a solo for Annie written for the original production. It was replaced by a reprise of "There's No Business Like Show Business" when Merman found the number too difficult. It was recorded by Liz Larsen for the album Lost in Boston.
1999 revival
"An Old-Fashioned Wedding" was written by Berlin for the 1966 revision, sung by Annie and Frank, and was also included in the 1999 revival
Original productions
Annie Get Your Gun premiered on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on May 16, 1946, and ran for 1,147 performances. Directed by Joshua Logan, the show starred Ethel Merman as Annie, Ray Middleton as Frank Butler, Lea Penman as Dolly Tate, Art Bernett as Foster Wilson, Harry Bellaver as Chief Sitting Bull, Kenneth Bowers as Tommy Keeler, Marty May as Charlie Davenport, Warren Berlingeras the Little Boy and William O'Neal as Buffalo Bill. The musical toured the U.S. from October 3, 1947, starting...
1958 Broadway revival
The first Broadway revival was staged in 1958 at the New York City Center, directed by Donald Burr and produced by Jean Dalrymple, director of the NYCC Light Opera Company. This production opened on February 19, 1958, and ran until March 2, for 16 performances. Betty Jane Watson played the role of Annie with David Atkinson as Frank, Margaret Hamilton as Dolly, James Rennie as Chief Buffalo Bill, and Jack Whiting as Charles Davenport. Included in the cast was Harry Bellaver, reprising his orig...
1966 Broadway revival
The show had its second Broadway revival in 1966 at the Music Theater of Lincoln Center. This production opened on May 31, 1966, and ran until July 9, followed by a short 10-week U.S. Tour. It returned to Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on September 21 for 78 performances. Ethel Merman reprised her original role as Annie with Bruce Yarnell as Frank, Benay Venuta as Dolly, and Jerry Orbach as Charles Davenport. The libretto and score were revised: The secondary romance between Tommy Keeler an...
In 1950, Metro Goldwyn Mayer made a well-received movie version of the musical. Although MGM purchased the rights to the film version with an announced intention of starring legendary singer-actress Judy Garland as Annie, early work on the film was plagued with difficulties, some attributed to Garland's health. Garland was fired and replaced by the...
There are several recordings of the Annie Get Your Gunscore, including: 1. 1946 Original Broadway Cast: an original cast recording was released by Decca Records in 1946, featuring the cast of the original 1946 Broadway production. The principal stars were Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. The album was added to the Grammy Hall of Famein 1998. 2. 1957...
The original Broadway production opened to favorable reviews. Critics unanimously praised Ethel Merman's performance as Annie Oakley, though some thought the score and book were not particularly distinguished. John Chapman of the Daily News declared that the production had "good lyrics and tunes by Irving Berlin...[and] the razzle-dazzle atmosphere...
Native Americans have criticized the show's portrayal of Redface and promotion of cultural stereotypes. The song "I'm an Indian Too" is seen as particularly offensive; Annie sings that song after the character Sitting Bull adopts her into the Sioux tribe. Native Americans did protest outside the New York theatre, [when?]as well as movie theaters, h...
Mary Martin received a Special Tony Awardin 1948 for "Spreading Theatre to the Country While the Originals Perform in New York" (1947-48 US Tour)
Butler kept missing that night, and a spectator shouted, "Let the girl shoot." When Annie successfully did just that, it triggered uproar, and soon the shooting team of Butler and Oakley was born. As Annie's fame grew, Frank spent less time on stage and more on management. He handled finances, dealt with logistics, and served as Oakley's press agent. When Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull ...
Frank James Butler OBE (16 September 1916 – 2 January 2006) was a British sportswriter and author. He was one of Fleet Street 's best-known and longest-serving sports editors, retiring from that position at the News of the World in 1982, after 22 years' service.
