Annie Get Your Gun (musical) Annie Get Your Gun (musical) Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields and her brother Herbert Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860–1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and her romance with sharpshooter Frank E. Butler (1847–1926). The 1946 Broadway production was a hit, and the musical had long runs in both New York (1,147 performances) and London, spawning revivals, a 1950 film version and television versions. Songs that became hits include "There's No Business Like
Roger Oakley "The NightWatchman", "Circle Mirror Transformation" by Annie Baker, and "The Golden Dragon" by contemporary German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig. He also appeared in the television series Underbelly and Winners and Losers. Film include: Sara Dane, Travelling North, The Far Country and The Last of the Ryans. Roger Oakley Roger Oakley (born 21 August 1943, Auckland) is an New Zealand-born Australian character actor and director noted for his performances in television serials, mini-series, and television films. He is also active as a theatre performer and voice-over, Oakley, has been a professional working actor for over 50 years. His best known roles include