Buffalo Bill

Born

February 26, 1846

Died

January 10, 1917 (aged 70)

Known as

actor, writer, stage actor, frontiersman, businessperson, circus performer

William Frederick Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody began performing at the age of 23. He performed in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Europe.

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