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Excerpt on Page 4 . him then. There is something wrong here with everything except his imagination. Abbott says the first time he ever saw Calamity Jane she was dressed in purple velvet and wearing diamonds , and that she was a madam running a big gambling hall (www.amazon.com....16-6707100)
Calamity Jane A Calamity Jane is a woman who constantly complains of her troubles or one who brings trouble with her. Martha Jane Canary (1852°13;1903) was born in Princeton, New Jersey. Her parents moved to Virginia, where they separated and left their daughter to drift on her own. That she drifted is apparent from the many places where she spent time, usually dressed like a man and with a gun by her side. Eventually she found herself in the Black Hills of South Dakota, where (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
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The Independent on Sunday (London , England); 10/3/2004; Thomson, David (English writer); 2238 words; . Martha Jane Cannary was called Calamity Jane . Was she always getting into . a Secret Love in the 1953 film Calamity Jane unless harbouring the love that . adorable Hickok and Jean Arthur plays Calamity Jane winsome, lovely, in tailored . Calamity Jane : THE WOMAN AND THE LEGEN (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
The Washington Post; 4/30/1995; Tom Shales; 976 words; . gloriousness in her portrayal of Calamity Jane , lively old legend of the West . a touching remembrance of what Calamity Jane , in her narration, calls "the . them meet up with their old pal Calamity Jane as the film opens, all of them . Local favorites Miss Lizzie and Calamity Jane return with Cobblestone Theatre's 'A Cowboy Christmas' (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 12/6/1995; EVONNE COUTROS, Staff Writer; 580 words; . 12-06-1995 PLAYING A TOUGH AND TENDER CALAMITY JANE - THE TWO SIDES OF ELLEN BARKIN . BARKIN Like her role as outspoken Calamity Jane in "Wild Bill ," Ellen Barkin is . to Martha Jane Canarry - aka Calamity Jane - Barkin got a kick playing her . Ellen Barkin talks about playing Calamity Jane in 'Wild Bill '.(Originated from The Virginian-Pilot) (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/1/1995; Vincent , Mal; 928 words; . particularly mod screen woman, is playing Calamity Jane in the new Western ``Wild Bill . bra. They said `No' _ that if Calamity Jane didn't wear a corset, she probably . way to getting the character of Calamity Jane ,'' she said. ``The worst thing . Calamity Jane , Tramwa (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
The Birmingham Post (England); 11/14/2002; 397 words; Byline: Richard Edmonds Calamity Jane may well have gone up ten minutes . whip and swaggering like a man is Calamity Jane the girl who is on a gender . rather than laugh out loud since Calamity Jane has little in the way of good (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
The Billings Gazette; 4/11/2004; Halstead-Acharya, Linda; 1386 words; To meet Calamity Jane in person calls for a double take . promoters were banking on when they talked Calamity Jane aka Dianne Gleason into sticking . Later this spring, members of the Calamity Jane Production Committee hope Gleason's . Cover Story: The truth about Jane ; Doris Day made her a gender-bendin', pistol-packin' songthrush. Jane Russell stripped her down to her bloomers. In the Sixties, she was a gay icon. Now she's back, looking like a bloke, in `Deadwood '. But who was the real Calamity Jane , asks David Thomson. And what does she have to say about America's understanding of itself?(Features) (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver , CO); 1/17/1998; Fong, Tillie; 440 words; Byline: Tillie Fong Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer The spirit of Calamity Jane lives, at least through her great-great-grandniece. ``My whole philosophy is that Calamity Jane was a modern woman born before her time,'' said Norma Cathey, 48, of Laramie. ``The world is still not ready for a . Wagons roll for calamity Jane (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
Evening News Scotland; 1/30/2003; Thom Dibdin; 496 words; Calamity Jane , Festival Theatre **** A VIVID and vivacious . could be a dead wood touring production of Calamity Jane cracking along and puts it firmly on the . tickets should do so now. The real-life Calamity Jane was a feisty woman who knew what she wanted . 'Buffalo Girls ' Comes Out So Bright; Anjelica Huston Shines As Calamity Jan (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
Birmingham Post; 11/14/2002; Richard Edmonds; 393 words; Calamity Jane may well have gone up ten minutes late . bull whip and swaggering like a man is Calamity Jane the girl who is on a gender switch uncertain . smile rather than laugh out loud since Calamity Jane has little in the way of good comedy and . PLAYING A TOUGH AND TENDER CALAMITY JANE (www.encyclopedia.com....yJane.html)
In that war Generals Custer, Miles, Terry and Crookwere all engaged. This campaign lasted until fall of 1873.It was during this campaign that I was christenedCalamity Jane. It was on Goose Creek, Wyoming, where thetown of Sheridan is now located. Capt. Egan was in commandof the Post. We were ordered out to quell an uprising of theIndians, and were out for several days, had numerousskirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed andseveral severely wounded . When on returning to the Post wewere ambushed about a mile and a half from our destination. When fired upon Capt. Egan was shot. I was riding in advanceand on hearing the firing turned in my saddle and saw theCaptain reeling in his saddle as though about to fall. I turnedmy horse and galloped back with all haste to his side and gotthere in time to catch him as he was falling . I lifted him ontomy horse in front of me and succeeded in getting him safely tothe Fort. Capt. Egan on recovering, laughingly said: ``I nameyou Calamity Jane , the heroine of the plai (ftp.rootsweb.com....jane10.txt)
When we left Texas we went to Boulder, Colo., where wekept a hotel until 1893, after which we travelled throughWyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, then backto Montana, then to Dakota, arriving in Deadwood October 9th, 1895, after an absence of seventeen years.My arrival in Deadwood after an absence of so many yearscreated quite an excitement among my many friends of thepast, to such an extent that a vast number of the citizens whohad come to Deadwood during my absence who had heard somuch of Calamity Jane and her many adventures in formeryears were anxious to see me. Among the many whom I metwere several gentlemen from eastern cities who advised me toallow myself to be placed before the public in such a manner asto give the people of the eastern cities an opportunity of seeingthe Woman Scout who was made so famous through her daringcareer in the West and Black Hill countries.An agent of Kohl & Middleton, the celebrated Museummen came to Deadwood , through the solicitation of thegentleman who I had met there and arrangements were madeto place me before the public in this manne (ftp.rootsweb.com....jane10.txt)
Calamity Jane is probably better known than Belle Starr and was also another woman in the old west whose life was radically different than those of her peers (www.outlawwomen.com/)
While recovering from his wounds Captain Egan called the young scout "Calamity Jane " as he recounted her brave deeds and the nickname stuck to her like glue. Indeed, over time many never knew her real name, preferring to use her nickname instea (www.outlawwomen.com/)
A year later Calamity Jane began to tour with Wild West shows, the entertainment rage of the times with wild depictions of the old west for the public's fun. The often exaggerated depictions of Native American life and the wild shooting exhibitions gave the people back East a distorted view of what life was in the old west for women and me (www.outlawwomen.com/)
For example, we know that Calamity Jane was both hard-drinking andhard-cussing. She was famous for her profanity. One of hercontemporaries heard her say to a little boy she was nursing back tohealth, "Go ahead and eat your soup, ya lil bastard!" (www.geocities.com....irie/3687/)
Format: Paperback Edition: 1 Product details All editions Similar books Tales Behind the Tombstonestells the stories behind the deaths (or supposed deaths) and burials of the Old West's most nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and celebrated lawmen. Readers will learn the story behind Calamity Jane 's wish to be buried next to Wild Bill Hickok, discover how and where . - Tales Behind the Tombstonestells the stories behind the deaths (or supposed deaths) and burials of the Old West's most nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and celebrated lawmen. Readers will learn the story behind Calamity Jane 's wish to be buried next to Wild Bill Hickok, discover how and where . 3. Outlaws & Lawmen of the Wes (www.campusi.com....d_West.htm)
Norton Hears a Who Janey, get your gun: Regarding Patricia Calhoun's perceptive " Calamity Jane ," in the November 7 issue: Jane Norton and Bill Owens, extreme in any other era, are just (www.westword.com....sue=220089)
In American history and folklore, Calamity Jane is the popular name for Martha Jane Canary (1852-1903), who was noted forher marksmanship, trick riding, and cross dressing. She wore buckskin andpassed as a male scout for General George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876). (users.wi.net....sson2.html)
"As a child I always had a fondness for adventure and local exercise," wrote Calamity Jane in her diary. "In fact, the greater portion of my life in those early times was spent in this manner." So was the rest of her life, throughout Wyoming, Montana, and even until her death in Deadwood , South Dakota. The American Woman 's Gazetteer , p. 132) (users.wi.net....sson2.html)
Calamity Jane always claimed she had been secretlymarried to Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876), the dashing frontier marshal whowas shot in a poker game in Deadwood on August 2, 1876. However, some accountsallege that Calamity was a lesbian and that her affair with Wild Bill wasa cover-up because he was said to be gay. (users.wi.net....sson2.html)
The Hollywood movie Calamity Jane , starringDoris Day (1924-?) and Howard Keel (1919-?), tells how she wins the loveof Hickok. But in the 1995 release, Buffalo Girls , she exposes heranti-marriage sentiments when she claims that women could do only two thingsin the West: "wife'n" and "whore'n!" She is also portrayed as a lesbian (users.wi.net....sson2.html)
The Real Deadwood : True Life Histories of Will Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane , Outlaw Towns, and Other Characters of the Lawless West by John Edwards Ame (www.amazon.com....65-6020400)
A historical marker in Custer, Montana notesthat once Calamity Jane stopped in this "lurid" frontier town to "whoopthings up," which usually meant she was up to her old tricks52;such asfiringher guns at the saloon floor to make the tenderfeet dance (users.wi.net....son35.html)
Calamity Jane always claimed she had beensecretly married to Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876), the dashing frontiermarshal who was shot in a poker game in Deadwood , South Dakota onAugust2, 1876. However, some accounts allege that Calamity was a lesbian andthat her affair with Wild Bill Hickok was a coverup, because he wassaidto be gay. (users.wi.net....son35.html)
Hollywood's movie Calamity Jane , starringDoris Day (1924-?) and Howard Keel (1919-?), tells how she wins theloveof Hickock. But in the 1995 release, Buffalo Girls , she anti-marriagesentimentswhen she claims that women could do only two things in the West:"wife'n"and "whor'n!" She is also portrayed as a lesbian. (users.wi.net....son35.html)
The red carpet becomes her. Down, dirty and often drunk as Calamity Jane on HBO's Deadwood , Robin Weigert will have a new look as a police lieutenant on the NBC fall series Life . Photo: Ed Bark (www.unclebarky.com....-2007.html)
Calamity Jane was born Marthy Cannary and later married Clinton Burk. Therefore, her real name was Marthy Burk. She was a pony express rider and good friend of Wild Bill Hickock. (americanhistory.about.com....00000b.htm)
#85. Calamity Jane one of the best-known women of the American "Wild West." Scandalous enough as a woman who dressed as a man and was infamous for drinking and fighting, she embellished her life story considerably. (womenshistory.about.com....10823c.htm)
Many famous and notorious characters were frequent visitorsor residents in Sidney during these days. Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody)was a frequent visitor. Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane , Sam Bass, ButchCassidy and "Doc" Middleton once made this town their homes. Major Northand his Pawnee Scouts were stationed here. "Doc" Middle- 163 Cheyenn (www.rootsweb.com....owhocc.htm)
Deadwood does storytelling right. Imagine the town of Deadwood is a pool table. Al Swearengen, Seth Bullock, Trixie , Calamity Jane ; all of these characters are balls on this pool table and the story is nothing more than the first hit with the pool cue. However the balls collide, which balls fall into the pockets, which balls hit the other ones into the pockets; this is the story of each sho (mikeshea.net/Deadwood.html)
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