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James Arness dies at 88; TV's Marshal Dillon on landmark 'Gunsmoke' series
James Arness, the towering actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon, the strong and commanding symbol of frontier justice on the landmark TV western series "Gunsmoke," died Friday. He was 88.
Arness died of natural causes at his home in...Tags: Entertainment, Amanda Blake, Peter Graves, Hugh O'Brian, World War II (1939-1945)
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'Gunsmoke' star James Arness dies
Show TrackerJames Arness, who appeared in TV's landmark 'Gunsmoke' dies at 88.... -
Appreciation: James Arness, 1923-2011
Show TrackerIn his size -- he was 6-foot-7 -- and his centeredness, James Arness suggested John Wayne, to whose production company he was under contract before he became the star of “Gunsmoke.” For 20 years, from 1955 to 1975, Arness, who...... -
Voices: James Arness, 1923 – 2011
The Daily MirrorJames Arness, from “Them!” to “Gunsmoke” and "How the West Was Won." Times TV critic Howard Rosenberg interviewed Arness (or tried to) in 1981 as he began working on “McClain’s Law.” Arness was thrifty with his... -
Thursday's Highlights: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on ABC
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of June 5 - 11 in PDF format TV listings for the week of June 5 - 11 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...... -
Fess Parker dies at 85; actor played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV
Fess Parker, whose star-making portrayal of frontiersman Davy Crockett on television in the mid-1950s made him a hero to millions of young baby boomers and spurred a nationwide run on coonskin caps, died Thursday. He was 85.
Parker, who played another...Tags: History, Entertainment, Bill Hayes, Hotels and Accommodations, Personal Service
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Peter Graves succeeds in an impossible mission
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen Peter Graves was honored last month at the Ojai Film Festival with a lifetime achievement award, the 83-year-old actor was hoping they would screen Billy Wilder's 1953 classic "Stalag 17" in which he played a Nazi spy placed among American POWs in...Tags: Entertainment, Peter Graves, Colleges and Universities, Cinema Industry, Harvey Korman
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Peter Graves dies at 83; star of TV's 'Mission: Impossible'
Peter Graves, the rugged actor who starred in the hit TV series "Mission: Impossible" and whose career took a comic turn in the disaster spoof "Airplane!" has died. He was 83.
Graves was found dead Sunday afternoon in front of his Pacific Palisades...Tags: ABC (tv network), Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Entertainment, Documentary (genre)
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TV Star's Wife Returns After Suicide Attempt
The Daily MirrorReporters meet Virginia Arness at the airport and follow her home. Photographers ask James Arness, the star of "Gunsmoke," to pose with her, but he refuses. Oct. 26, 1959: The front page teases a story about the Lions getting a bonus to beat the Rams, but... -
Joe Bowman dies at 84; sharpshooter was known as 'Master of Triggernometry'
Joe Bowman, a nationally known Texas sharpshooter who could blast an aspirin to powder at 30 paces and split a playing card edgewise at 20, has died. He was 84.
He had been in Albuquerque, where he had staged a fast-draw and sharpshooting exhibition...Tags: Roy Rogers, Livestock Farming, Entertainment, Heart Attack, FBI
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