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50 years after Marshal Matt Dillon’s last draw, ‘Gunsmoke’ is a streaming hit
The adult western drama with James Arness is finding loyal fans and new audiences on Peacock, Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
Inside Burt Reynolds’s First Big Role: Quint Asper on ‘Gunsmoke’
Before he ruled the box office in the 1970s with Smokey and the Bandit, The Longest Yard and Deliverance, Burt Reynolds was ...
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5 Things You Never Knew About James Arness, Star of ‘Gunsmoke’
James Arness, who was born on May 26, 1923, will forever be remembered as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon, the role he played for two decades on Gunsmoke; he made the tough, rough and tumble lawman of Dodge ...
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10 Photos That Take You Inside a Typical Friday Night Out in the 1970s
These photos bring that unapologetic energy to life, capturing what it looked like to clock out and turn up — 1970s style. In the 1970s, folks used to get dressed up and go to swanky bars with ...
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70 Years Later, Gunsmoke Has Become The Most Unlikely Streaming Hit
According to the latest Nielsen streaming report, Gunsmoke is one of the top 10 most-watched acquired series across all measured streaming services. Yes, the 70-year-old Western TV show adapted ...
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Actress with roles in ‘Bonanza’ and ‘Gunsmoke’ dies at 78
Sian Barbara Allen, who became one of the most popular television actresses in the 1970s and 1980s died Monday ... is known for her work in “Bonanza,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Waltons ...
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Iconic TV actress of ‘70s, ‘80s dead at 78
Sian Barbara Allen, who became one of the most popular television actresses in the 1970s and 1980s died Monday ... is known for her work in “Bonanza,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Waltons ...
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“More than anything”: why Burt Reynolds regretted missing out on ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
In the early 1970s, there was a script going around that was based on a novel and a hit off-Broadway play, and the Gunsmoke actor wanted in. Kirk Douglas had purchased the rights to Ken Kesey’s One ...
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CBS Just Broke Its Own Record-Long Win Streak from the ‘Gunsmoke’ Days
CBS has now broken broadcast television’s longest winning streak on record, which was also CBS: From 1955 to 1970, when “Gunsmoke,” “The Andy Griffith Show,” and (some of) “I Love Lucy ...