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Martha Jane Canary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. [ 2][ 3][ 4] In addition to many exploits, she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok.
Jul 28, 2024 · Calamity Jane (born May 1, 1852?, near Princeton, Mo.?, U.S.—died Aug. 1, 1903, Terry, near Deadwood, S.D.) was a legendary American frontierswoman whose name was often linked with that of Wild Bill Hickok.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Calamity Jane was a woman of the Wild West renowned for her sharp-shooting, whiskey-swilling and cross-dressing ways – but also for her kindness towards others.
- She was one of six children. Calamity Jane was born Martha Jane Cannary on 1 May 1852, in Princeton, Missouri. She was the eldest of six children born to Robert and Charlotte Cannary, who were reportedly unsavoury figures involved in petty crime.
- She was orphaned aged 12. In 1865, the family moved by wagon train to Montana, perhaps to try and make their fortune in the goldfields. Jane’s mother Charlotte died of pneumonia en route.
- She worked a variety of jobs. In Piedmont, Jane took jobs as a dishwasher, cook, waitress, dance hall girl, nurse, ox-team driver and from 1874 was an on-and-off sex worker at the Fort Laramie Three-Mile Hog Ranch.
- The origins of her nickname are disputed. It was claimed that Jane earned the nickname ‘Calamity Jane’ during her time as a sex worker. It is also claimed that the name was a result of her warnings to men that to offend her was to ‘court calamity’.
A film adaptation of the legend of Calamity Jane, a frontier woman who falls in love with Wild Bill Hickok. The film features songs by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster, and won an Oscar for Best Song for "Secret Love".
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- Musical, Romance, Western
- David Butler
- 1953-11-04
Dec 3, 2010 · Learn how the legendary frontierswoman, who claimed to have accompanied Custer and Cook, ended up in poverty and poor health. Read about her encounters with a reporter, a doctor and a sheriff in Montana saloons.
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Learn about the life and exploits of Calamity Jane, a notorious frontierswoman who claimed to have scouted for Custer and befriended Hickok. Discover how she earned her nickname, became a scout, a nurse, a mail carrier, a rancher, a show performer and more.
