(Fox)__"Gunsmoke" star James Arness has died at age 88, CBS spokesman
Chris Ender confirmed.

Ender had no further details, but Arness’ official website said the actor died
Friday of natural causes.

Arness played U.S. Marshal Matt Dillion in the 1955-75 CBS Western series
that ran on CBS from 1955 to 1975, becoming the longest-running dramatic
series in network history until NBC’s "Law & Order" tied it.

He was the brother of Peter Graves, star of the TV series "Mission Impossible."

From the 1957 movie "Bernardine."

Sally Kellerman is a actress and singer best known for her role as Major
Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the film M*A*S*H (1969), for which she
was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The
film became one of the biggest hits of the early 1970s for Twentieth
Century Fox.

 
Sally Kellerman in M*A*S*H

Sally portrayed Elizabeth Dehner (shown above with William Shatner) in
"Where No Man Has Gone Before”, the second pilot for Star Trek: The
Original Series.

1967

Pat Boone was a successful pop singer during the 1950s and early 1960s. He
sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12
Hollywood movies. Boone’s talent as a singer and actor, combined with his family
values, contributed to his popularity in the early rock and roll era. According to
Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind
only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters. He was ranked at
No. 9 in its listing of the Top 100 40 Artists 1955-1995. Pat holds the Billboard
record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with more than one
song. He continues to perform, and speak as a motivational speaker, a TV
personality, conservative political commentator and a preacher. 

1957