Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000)

The Steve Allen Show was a variety show hosted by Steve Allen
from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to
December 1961 on ABC,and in first-run syndication from 1962
to 1964.

Elvis Presley rehearsing for the Steve Allen Show in 1956. 

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.

Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode on Gunsmoke — Old Chester was
part of the Gunsmoke cast from 1955-1964 on CBS television.

One of Chester’s most noticeable features is his stiff right leg — the cause
of which is never explicitly stated, though it’s implied that he was injured
during the Civil War. In an interview conducted four years before his death,
Dennis revealed that he invented the character’s disability during his
audition. 

From left: Dennis Weaver, Amanda Blake, and Melburn Stone.  

James Arness (James King Aurness) starred as U.S. Marshal Matt
Dillon. 

William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006)