Terence Steven “Steve” McQueen
(March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980)

McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role
in The Sand Pebbles (1966). His other popular films include
Bullitt (1968), and The Great Escape (1963). In 1974, he
became the highest-paid movie star in the world. Steve
McQueen competed in weekend motorcycle races to help
support himself while studying for his acting career.

From The Great Escape.

Wanted: Dead or Alive ~ Original run on CBS-TV: September 6, 1958 –
March 29, 1961.

Movie poster for “Rachel and the Stranger,” shot in the Springfield-Eugene
area of Oregon.

While the western film “Rachel and the Stranger” had a low budget, it was RKO‘s
most successful film in 1948, making $395,000.

Clip from the colorized version

Original run: Syndication (1951-1955), CBS (1955-1958), ABC
(1957-1958)

TV Trivia: Burl Ives was originally considered for the role of Jingles in
“Wild Bill Hickok”—but he wanted to play the lead and the idea was
dropped.

The Kellogg’s cereal company was the show’s
national sponsor.

TV Guide

The Bat Masterson TV show was a 30 minute, western action series on NBC
with an original run from  October 8, 1958 to June 1, 1961. It starred Gene
Barry.

Gene Barry (Eugene Klass) 
(June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009)

Fort Laramie was a radio Western series that aired Sunday afternoons at 5:30pm
(ET) on CBS from January 22 to October 28, 1956. The 41 episodes starred
Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, captain of the cavalry. One year later, Burr
became a television star as Perry Mason.