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Gunsmoke
The network wanted to make Gunsmoke 90 minutes long, but James Arness shot that idea down
Gunsmoke was the show the kept growing, kept evolving, kept… going. The record-setting Western was on for 20 straight seasons, so…
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No one in Hollywood really knew the real James Arness — and he liked it that way
For the three-part Gunsmoke episode “Gold Train,” Matt Dillon receives a bullet wound that Doc decides is beyond his skill level to…
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‘Gunsmoke’ Actor James Arness Gifted $2 Million Ranch To Neighborhood Kids
All those Gunsmoke episodes paid off for Matt Dillon actor James Arness. The TV marshal used his earnings to buy…
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Gunsmoke’s Controversial Ending Still Doesn’t Make Sense
In the 1950s, TV westerns came to dominate the television landscape. Of all the series to emerge, including “Bonanza” and…
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‘Gunsmoke’: James Arness still remembers being scolded by his colleague Milburn Stone on set
For the cast members of “Gunsmoke,” they had ended up spending a lot of time with each other over the…
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‘Gunsmoke’: Watch James Arness Tell Story Behind Being Cast as ‘Marshal Matt Dillon’
James Arness initially turned down his role in Gunsmoke. But one acting legend convinced him to accept the role of…
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10 dandy facts about ‘Have Gun – Will Travel’
In the late 1950s, nothing was more popular on TV than cowboys, and few gunslingers were more popular than Paladin.…
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24 Huge Things You Missed in Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke, which mind you was formerly as Gun Law when it made its spiritual debut as a popular radio program…
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12 Little-Known Facts About Long-Running TV Series ‘Gunsmoke’
Gunsmoke still holds the title as the longest-running dramatic series in network television history, logging a whopping 635 episodes over…
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‘Gunsmoke’: Here’s Why James Arness Never Considered Leaving the Iconic Western Series
As one of the longest-running shows to ever be on TV, the actors involved in “Gunsmoke” had quite the long-term…
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