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Calamity Jane

American  

noun

  1. Martha Jane Canary Burke, 1852?–1903, U.S. frontier markswoman.


Calamity Jane British  

noun

  1. real name Martha Canary . ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding

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I love Calamity Jane and orchestral arrangements, but I also love Bjork's Hyperballad and Jon Brion's film music.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2022

On-screen she played Calamity Jane, Queen Elizabeth II, Georgia O’Keeffe and two Roosevelts – Eleanor from ages 18 to 60 in a mid-’70s miniseries, then Sara in HBO’s “Warm Springs” 30 years later.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2021

On-screen she played Calamity Jane, Queen Elizabeth II, Georgia O’Keeffe and two Roosevelts — Eleanor from ages 18 to 60 in a mid-’70s miniseries, then Sara in HBO’s “Warm Springs” 30 years later.

From Washington Post Sep. 23, 2021

Calamity Jane weds a learn-by-mail painless dentist as a cover for her government work.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2020

Calamity Jane, Finn’s tiny striped cat, slunk under the fence and twirled around his legs.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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