Month: February 2022
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‘Gunsmoke’ Cast Had a Christmas Reunion in 1977
A Christmas episode during the first season of Gunsmoke saw two brothers reuniting with each other. The show went on to
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‘Gunsmoke’ Star James Arness Once Expressed Concern for Doing a Long-Lasting Series
Few western shows survived on the air as long as CBS’s “Gunsmoke,” which ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975.
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‘Gunsmoke’ Star James Arness Said No Leading Men Wanted to Work With Him: Here’s Why
It is hard to believe that other leading men didn’t want to work with Gunsmoke legend James Arness. But he says it’s…
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‘Gunsmoke’: How Ken Curtis Felt About Working Alongside James Arness
Besides Arness, Weaver, and Curtis, Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty and Milburn Stone as Galen “Doc” Adams were recognized as
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‘Gunsmoke’: Why Milburn Stone Called James Arness ‘The Most Unhypocritical Man’
Imagine working with a star of the magnitude of James Arness on Gunsmoke. Milburn Stone did and he had no problem…
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Carol Burnett Once Said She Had ‘The Hots’ for Legendary ‘Gunsmoke’ Actor
Sometimes it takes the humor of comedian Carol Burnett to actually bring more, um, “fire” to the life of Gunsmoke star
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‘Gunsmoke’ Star James Arness Once Described How He Was Discovered in Hollywood
Before James Arness was the brave and big Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke he had a rough go at getting…
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‘Gunsmoke’ Star James Arness Once Described How He Went from ‘Beach Bum’ to Famous
If you think it is hard to imagine Gunsmoke star James Arness as a “beach bum,” then when he became famous things
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‘Gunsmoke’ Star Bruce Boxleitner Revealed Why James Arness Didn’t Appear Much Final Season
In an interview with Rob Word of A Word on Westerns, Bruce Boxleitner gave some casual insight on the last…
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‘Gunsmoke’: Dennis Weaver and Wright King Brought Their Sons for One Episode
In 1955, Wright King got a big break when he was cast as a recurring character in Gunsmoke. And a few…
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