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FIRST TV WESTERN FOR ADULTS!

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Hugh O’Brian as Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp was the first western television series 
written for adults, premiering on ABC four days before Gunsmoke on
September 6, 1955 and aired until June 27, 1961.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1911

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Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Trigger

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Roy Rogers (Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998)


Rogers was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the
"King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio
and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1916

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Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.
(November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

Voted the Most Trusted Man in America, Walter Cronkite
anchored the CBS Evening News for over 30 years. He
won a Peabody Award and a TCA Career Achievement
Award.

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KEN BERRY IS 81 TODAY

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Kenneth Ronald "Ken" Berry

Sitcom actor, dancer and singer, Ken Berry has appeared in numerous
television shows, one with his friend and mentor, Andy Griffith. Berry
starred in the successful comedies F Troop (ABC-1965 to1967), The
Andy Griffith Show
spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS- 1968 to 1971), and
The Carol Burnett Show spin-off Mama’s Family on CBS.

Before fame he won a local talent competition for his tap dancing abilities
at age 15 and received an offer to join a traveling performance ensemble.

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A LOOK BACK ~

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Mike Gracia

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