Calamity Jane
Americannoun
noun
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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 spent every night sleeping on Finn’s bed and had never seemed happier.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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