''Daniel Boone'' is a four-part

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that aired on ''

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'' on

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. Two episodes aired in December 1960 and two others in March 1961. The

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was loosely based on

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. It starred Dewey Martin as Boone and Mala Rudolph as his wife, Rebecca. (The actress who played Rebecca Boone is listed as

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in two reference books: Douglas Brode's ''Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present'' and Vincent Terrace's ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010''.)Terrace, Vincent (2011). ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010''. McFarland & Company, Inc. .

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