On November 21, 1980, 350 million people around the world tuned
in to CBS television’s popular primetime drama “Dallas” to find out 
who shot J.R. Ewing, the character fans loved to hate. J.R. had been
shot on the season-ending episode the previous March 21, which
now stands as one of television’s most famous cliffhangers. The
plot twist inspired widespread media coverage and left America wondering “Who shot J.R.?” for the next eight months. The
November 21 episode solved the mystery, identifying Kristin
Shepard, J.R.’s wife’s sister and his former mistress, as the
culprit.

Kristin Shepard, J.R.’s sexy scheming sister-in-law/​mistress
was the guilty party. Shepard was played Mary Crosby seen
above.

Linda Evans is a actress known primarily for her roles on
television. In the 1960s she played Audra Barkley, the
daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck)
in the Western ABC television series The Big Valley (1965–
1969). She is best known for portraying Krystle Carrington
in the 1980s ABC primetime soap opera Dynasty, a role she
played from 1981 to 1989.

Gavan John O’Herlihy
(July 29, 1951 – September 15, 2021)

(Daily News) – Actor Gavan O’Herlihy, perhaps best
known for being forgotten as Chuck Cunningham
on the 1970s sitcom “Happy Days,” has died. 

Variety reports O’Herlihy’s brother confirmed his
sibling died last month in Bathe, England, but
gave no cause of death.

On November 10, 1969, “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV
show that would teach generations of young children the
alphabet and how to count, made its broadcast debut.

The show is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the
Children’s Television Workshop (CTW) until June 2000) and
was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett (below).

As of 2018, Sesame Street has won 189 Emmy Awards and 
13 Grammy Awards, more than any other children’s show.

Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021)

NEW YORK (AP) — Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor
who gained new success in middle age in the sci-fi series
“Quantum Leap“ and in a string of indelible performances in
film, including David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet,” Wim Wenders’
“Paris, Texas” and Jonathan Demme’s “Married to the Mob,”
has died.

Agent Jay Schwartz said Stockwell died of natural
causes at his home Sunday.

Quantum Leap is a science-fiction television series, that originally aired on NBC for five seasons, from March 25,
1989 through May 5, 1993. It stars Scott Bakula (right) as
Dr. Sam Beckett, and Dean Stockwell as Rear Admiral “Al”
Calavicci.