Ken Curtis’ Mangy Festus Beard Was His Hollywood Calling Card
Some actors just aren’t cut out to be the leading man. After all, we don’t unanimously have chiseled features and …
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Dan Blocker Said He Would Rather Have ”Brains Over Biceps”
It’s not that Dan Blocker disliked football, baseball, or basketball — it’s just that he would have much rather boosted …
From Little Joe To Little House: How Michael Landon Redefined Fatherhood On Television
Michael Landon was in some of TV’s most famous families, so he’s an authority on the subject. On Bonanza, Landon …
John Wayne’S 1956 Classic Has The Same Story As The First Western Movie Ever Made
The Searchers, a cinematic masterpiece directed by John Ford, stands as a quintessential example of the Western genre. However, the …
The Real Reason Pernell Roberts Left Bonanza
It bears repeating that, in the olden days, back when televisions where 4×3 boxes beaming mostly black-and-white images into the …
Two Gunsmoke Locations Make A Sneaky Appearance In Gilligan’S Island
Sherwood Schwartz scored an unexpected television coup when his cartoony sitcom “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS 60 years ago. Though …
John Wayne Hated One Of Eastwood’S Westerns So Much He Sent Him A Letter Decrying The Film
John Wayne and Clint Eastwood are the two biggest icons of the Western movies, however, Wayne wasn’t always a fan …
Many People, Including Producer George Schlatter, Thought Lorne Greene Epitomized The West
Between the 1950s and 1970s, the sound of horse hooves and gunfire took over our living rooms. The Western genre …
Milburn Stone’S Gunsmoke Character Was Like An Alter Ego To Him
Gunsmoke (1955) is one of the longest-running Western series in the history of television. The series aired for a total …
John Wayne Turned Down The Chance To Work With Clint Eastwood On A Western
In the history of American Westerns, no two figures stand quite as tall as John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, yet …