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Gunsmoke Season 8
''Gunsmoke'' is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 8 aired in the United States on September 15, 1962, and the final episode aired on June 1, 1963. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 8 of ''Gunsmoke'' was the second season of one-hour episodes filmed in black-and-white. Seasons 1–6 were half-hour episodes, and color episodes were not filmed until season 12. Synopsis ''Gunsmoke'' is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arness
James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series ''Gunsmoke''. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in '' Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge'' (1987) and four more made-for-television ''Gunsmoke'' films in the 1990s. In Europe, Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the Western series '' How the West Was Won''. He was the older brother of actor Peter Graves. Early life James Arness was born in Minneapolis. His parents were businessman Rolf Cirkler Aurness and journalist Ruth Duesler. His father's ancestry was Norwegian; his mother's was German."Ancestry of James Arness" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 In Radio
The year 1952 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history. __TOC__ Events *17 February – An abridged version of Samuel Beckett's play ''Waiting for Godot'' is performed in the studio of the Club d'Essai de la Radio and broadcast on French radio, a year prior to its theatrical premiere. *4 March – The Courier, the first seagoing radio station, is dedicated by United States president Harry Truman. *21 March – The Moondog Coronation Ball is hosted by star deejay Alan Freed and WJW (AM) in Cleveland, Ohio (modern-day WKNR) at the Cleveland Arena. Among those scheduled to perform at the event were Paul Williams and the Hucklebuckers, The Dominoes, Varetta Dillard and Tiny Grimes, but only the Hucklebuckers are able to perform before the concert is shut down by officials. So many tickets were counterfeited that the 12,500 seat Arena now had ''25,000'' people in attendance, alarming Cleveland Police Capt. William Zimmerman, who stopped the show. A near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Post
Theodore Ian Post (March 31, 1918 – August 20, 2013) was an American director of film and television. Highly prolific, Post directed numerous episodes of well-known television series including '' Rawhide'', ''Gunsmoke'', and ''The Twilight Zone'' as well as blockbuster films such as '' Hang 'Em High'', '' Beneath the Planet of the Apes'' and '' Magnum Force''. Early life and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Post started his career in 1938 working as an usher at Loew's Pitkin Theater. He abandoned plans to become an actor after training with Tamara Daykarhanova, and turned to directing summer theater, where Post began his lengthy association in the director's chair. Upon returning home from his service with the U.S. Army's Special Services division in Italy during World War II, he resumed his experience in theater and when the new medium of television was born, his career took off. Post taught acting and drama at New York's High School of Performing Arts in 1950. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Bagni
Gwen Bagni (January 24, 1913 – May 13, 2001) was an American screenwriter and TV writer. She worked on '' Backstairs at the White House'' and ''Four Star Playhouse''. She worked with her first husband actor/writer John Bagni, who died in 1954. Their collaborations included scripts for '' Douglas Fairbanks Presents''. After being married to screenwriter Irwin Gielgud (1955-61), she also wrote screenplays with her third husband, the actor Paul Dubov Paul Dubov (October 10, 1918 – September 20, 1979) was an American radio, film and television actor as well as screenwriter. He frequently appeared in the works of Sam Fuller. Biography Among Dubov's radio credits include the 05/02/1953 ..., whom she married in 1963, until his death in 1979. Filmography Films Television References External links * 1913 births 2001 deaths Screenwriters from California Writers from Glendale, California American women screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent (born Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente; July 22, 1925 – December 22, 2014) was an American film director. He is best known for his feature-length works, like the action movie '' White Lightning'' starring Burt Reynolds, the biopic '' MacArthur'' starring Gregory Peck, and the horror anthology '' Nightmares''. His most popular feature film was the subway thriller '' The Taking of Pelham One Two Three''. Sargent won four Emmy Awards over his career. He is the father of voice actress Lia Sargent. Life and career Sargent was born Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Italians Maria (née Noviello) and Domenico Sorgente. Sargent served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychosis
In psychopathology, psychosis is a condition in which a person is unable to distinguish, in their experience of life, between what is and is not real. Examples of psychotic symptoms are delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized or incoherent thoughts or speech. Psychosis is a description of a person's state or symptoms, rather than a particular mental illness, and it is not related to psychopathy (a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, along with bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits). Common causes of chronic (i.e. ongoing or repeating) psychosis include schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and brain damage (usually as a result of alcoholism). Acute (temporary) psychosis can also be caused by severe distress, sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation, some medications, and drug use (including alcohol, cannabis, hallucinogens, and stimulants). Acute psychosis is termed primary if it results from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dunkel
John Dunkel (February 21, 1915 – February 22, 2001) was an American screenwriter. In the 1930s he wrote for CBS Radio in Hollywood, California. Dunkel wrote for television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', ''Wagon Train'', '' The Californians'', '' The Virginian'', '' Laramie'', ''The Big Valley'' and ''Rawhide''. He died in February 2001 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ..., at the age of 86. References External links * 1915 births 2001 deaths People from Springfield, Ohio Screenwriters from Ohio American radio writers American male screenwriters American television writers American male television writers 20th-century American male writers 20th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Crutchfield
Leslie Marcellus Crutchfield (January 23, 1916October 6, 1966) was an American scriptwriter for radio and television series between the late 1940s and mid-1960s, most notably for the Western series ''Gunsmoke'', which aired on CBS Radio from 1952 to 1961 and on CBS Television from 1955 to 1975. Crutchfield is credited with writing a total of 138 radio and television stories and scripts for ''Gunsmoke'', a body of work that is second only to the number of episodes written by John Meston, the series' co-creator.Barabas, SuzAnne and Gabor, Barabas (1990). ''Gunsmoke: A Complete History and Analysis of the Legendary Broadcast Series''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 1990, pp. 39, 113, 142, 613. While ''Gunsmoke'' is the most prominent showcase for Crutchfield's writing talents, he also composed original stories and adapted works by other authors for the CBS radio anthology series ''Escape'' as well as other weekly radio and television series and at least two feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobey Martin
Sobey Martin (27 June 1909 – 27 July 1978) was an American director of television and short films, primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. Martin directed the film '' Four Nights of the Full Moon'' () (1963), starring an international ensemble cast led by Gene Tierney. However, he is probably best remembered for his prolific work on the Irwin Allen TV series '' Lost in Space'', ''The Time Tunnel ''The Time Tunnel'' is an American color science-fiction television series written around a theme of time travel adventure; it starred James Darren and Robert Colbert. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science-fiction televisi ...'', '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' and '' Land of the Giants''. Selected filmography * '' Freddy in the Wild West'' (1964) External links * Film directors from Los Angeles American television directors English-language film directors German-language film directors 1909 births 1978 deaths {{US-film-director-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Meston
John Lyman Meston (July 30, 1914March 24, 1979) was an American scriptwriter best known for co-creating with producer Norman Macdonnell the long-running Western series ''Gunsmoke''. He developed storylines and wrote radio scripts and teleplays for 379 episodes for the series, which was first broadcast on CBS Radio in 1952, and then adapted to the "small screen", as well, airing on television from 1955 to 1975.Barabas, SuzAnne and Barabas, Gabor (1990). ''Gunsmoke: A Complete History and Analysis of the Legendary Broadcast Series''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 1990, pp. 34-35."John Meston, 64, Script Writer Who Created 'Gunsmoke' for TV" obituary, '' |
Andrew V
Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia after James. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male infants in 2005. Andrew was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Hite
Mary Kathleen Hite (June 17, 1917 – February 18, 1989) was an American writer for radio and television, including writing for the popular Western series ''Gunsmoke''. Hite was the first female staff writer for CBS. Early life and education Kathleen was born in Wichita, Kansas, the youngest of three children of Estelle (née Worrell) and Frank Hite."United States Census, 1920", Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; Kathleen Hite cited in census entry for Frank L Hite Family; digital copy of original enumeration page; U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Retrieved via FamilySearch database, January 20, 2022. Her father was a cattleman, as was her older brother Russell, who later operated the family's ranch in New Mexico. All of her grandparents had moved to Kansas during the days of the American frontier, and she noted that all were "great storytellers" about their lives, which she absorbed as a child. After attending high school in Hutchinson, Kansas, Hite a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
