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Ken Curtis balked at the salary offer he received and said that he should be paid based on Festus's importance in the character hierarchy. Second, Ewing appeared on "Gunsmoke" between 1965-67. [12] He came west and changed his name to escape a charge of murder. You need to be logged in to continue. The popular Western series ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975. Dawn Lyn Nervik (born January 11, 1963) [1] is an American former child actress who acted from age 4 to 15. She is best known for her role as Dodie Douglas during the last three seasons of the sitcom My Three Sons. Matt: James Arness. Series producers said that if the show were sponsored, they would have to "clean the show up". "[14] Some listeners, such as Dunning, argue the radio version was more realistic. After Gunsmoke ended, he found fame in two other classic shows - How the West Was Won and McClain's Law. Milburn Stone was given free rein to choose the character's first name, and chose that of the ancient Greek physician and medical researcher Galen. Though Meston championed him, Macdonnell thought Conrad might be overexposed. Other films included Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992), Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993), and Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994). Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Eden married first husband Michael Ansara in 1958 and divorced him in 1974. He would never miss a Saturday night TV program called Gunsmoke, a western about Marshall Matt Dillon in Dodge City, Kansas, and his many exploits. In syndication, the entire 20-year run of Gunsmoke is separated into three packages by CBS Television Distribution: The program currently airs on four major venues: TV Land, which has carried the show since its inception in 1996, Encore Westerns, INSP, and Weigel Broadcasting's MeTV digital subchannel network. [25] This seemed to have been a habit of CBS. Gunsmoke was set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the thriving cattle days of the 1870s. 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[6][7] CBS liked the Culver version better, and Ackerman was told to proceed. It quickly moved to number one and stayed there until 1961. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2.1 Child actress 2.2 Later career 3 Notes It then went to an hour-long format. The sassy owner of Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City was played by actress Amanda Blake, a woman who would forever make her mark not only in the western genre of television but also in society. In the opening, Marshal Dillon has a shootout with what is described as "a generic bad guy" representing all those which Dillon must deal with. Matt suspects the new saloon girl of being affiliated with a crooked gambler. FRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who starred as Marshal Matt Dillons sidekick on the long-running television western Gunsmoke, has died at age 74. The regulars who are still with us are: Roger Ewing (Thad Greenwood), who is 73; Buck Taylor (Newly O'Brien), who is 77; and Burt Reynolds (Quint Asper), who is 79. The actor got to hang out with Matt Dillion and the gang in the 1966 episode "My Father's . "[21], According to Thomas "Duke" Miller, a TV and movie celebrity expert, this story was told to him by legendary actor James Stewart: "Jimmy said he was in the office with Charles Warren when Mr. Wayne came in. I never thought for a moment of offering it to Wayne. 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In reality, a U.S. [64], Dodge City's Boot Hill Museum has a tribute to Gunsmoke, including set furniture from the 1960s and an old television tuned to the show. Tomatometer Not Yet Available . (*Dolly Varden quote*) - "I'm not responsible for what men do.". This scheduling move led to a spike in ratings that had it once again rally to the top 10 in the Nielsen ratings, which again saved the series when CBS purged most of its rural content in 1971. It was Silly fun. She also appeared in two episodes of The Adventures of Jim Bowie in 1957 and . Director Jesse Hibbs Writers John Meston (teleplay by) Marian Clark (story by) Norman MacDonnell (based on the radio series created by) Stars James Arness Dennis Weaver Milburn Stone See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 7 User reviews Photos Add photo Top cast Edit James Arness Matt Dillon Dennis Weaver Chester Milburn Stone Other movies he appeared included The Alamo, How the West Was Won, Mr. Meston relished the upending of cherished Western fiction clichs and said that few Westerns gave any inkling of how brutal the Old West was in reality. 11. [13] The television show first portrayed Kitty as a saloon dance hall employee, then from season two, episode 36 ("Daddy-O"), as half-owner of the Long Branch Saloon. Grant (1 Episode), Tebow (1 Episode), Locke (1 Episode), Brice (1 Episode), Scotsman (1 Episode), Gar (1 Episode), Garth (1 Episode), Kin Creed (1 Episode), Farnum (2 Episodes), Noah Riker (1 Episode), Sonny Starr (1 Episode), Cook (1 Episode), Bartender (1 Episode), Rev. See production, box office & company info, (teleplay by) (based on the radio series created by), (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited), Stage 5 & Stage 6, Paramount Sunset Lot, 5800 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA. Dunning wrote, "That radio fans considered the TV show a sham and its players impostors should surprise no one. However, McNear's performances steadily became more warm-hearted and sympathetic. Conrad was one of the last actors to audition for the role of Marshal Dillon. Was this review helpful? Conrad's weight was rumored to be a deciding factor. April 29, 1991. FRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who starred as Marshal Matt Dillon's sidekick on the long-running television western Gunsmoke, has died at age 74. As originally pitched to CBS executives, this was to be an adult Western, not a grown-up Hopalong Cassidy. The film, shot in Alberta, features a now-retired Marshal Dillon being attacked and a vengeful former rival returning to Dodge City to entrap him. In the end, the primary roles were all recast, with Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon (on the recommendation of Wayne, who also introduced the pilot), Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode, Milburn Stone as Dr. G. "Doc" Adams (later Galen "Doc" Adams), and Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell. When aired in the United Kingdom, the television series was initially titled Gun Law,[1] later reverting to Gunsmoke. I don't know; I've never even heard of this confusion. The 60th anniversary reunion of Gunsmoke is Friday night, Sept. 18 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City . Carter's filmography isn't limited to Gunsmoke, Grand Ole Opry broadcasts and episodes of Cash's variety TV series. Matt gets a tiger-by-the-tail in this episode. 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The people upstairs decided it was better to leave the show as it was, which I totally agreed with. The project was suspended for three years, when producer Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston discovered it while creating an adult Western series of their own. Sometime in 1959, Ellis was billed as Georgia Hawkins instead of Georgia Ellis. Brave gunslinger Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) presides over Dodge City, a Wild West town often overrun with the lawlessness of the frontier. In the end, CBS simply took it away from Macdonnell and began preparing for the television version. Kitty was played by actress Georgia Ellis on radio, and by Amanda Blake on TV. Weaver worried he'd never get away from the character. Ellis first appeared in the radio episode "Billy the Kid" (April 26, 1952) as "Francie Richards" a former girlfriend of Matt Dillon's and the widow of a criminal, but the character of "Miss Kitty" did not appear until the May 10, 1952, episode "Jaliscoe". director of photography Film Editing by Albrecht Joseph Casting By Lynn Stalmaster Set Decoration by Raymond Boltz Jr. Episodes were aimed at adults with some of the most explicit content of their time, including violent crimes, scalpings, massacres, and opium addicts. And I'll bet you a a barrel of whiskey that this Dolly Winters is not what she's pretending to be. Both sets are also available as a combined single "Gift Box Set". [60] Some foreign-made programs have been broadcast in the U.S. and contend for the position as the longest-running prime-time series. In the early years, most of the TV episodes were adapted from the radio scripts, often using identical scenes and dialogue. director of photography Film Editing by Otto Meyer Art Direction by Walter E. Keller rschlueter@bnd.com. Arness stars in all five made-for-television movies. How she contracted HIV remains a mystery, but listed on her death certificate as a. Gunsmoke, American television western that aired on CBS for 20 seasons (1955-75), becoming the longest-running prime-time television western in history. Kitty Russell: Let me tell you something, Matt. In 1987, CBS aired the reunion TV movie - Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge. But who cares. 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