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Chuck Connors MP (1921 - 1992)

He played Professional Basketball (NBA) for Boston Celtics as a Center in 1946.He was first NBA player to shatter a backboard while playing for Boston Celitics.In 1949 he joined Brooklyn Dodgers for Pr...

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3/13/2009
6/9/2019
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3/13/2009

Chuck Connors MP (1921 - 1992)

He played Professional Basketball (NBA) for Boston Celtics as a Center in 1946.He was first NBA player to shatter a backboard while playing for Boston Celitics.In 1949 he joined Brooklyn Dodgers for Pr...

6/9/2019

Buddy Ebsen MP (1908 - 2003)

"Frank "Buddy" Ebsen"

Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.; April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), was an American singer, dancer, author, film, television and character actor, whose career spanned seven decades. SAG-AFTRA...

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12/28/2016
12/28/2016
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12/28/2016

Buddy Ebsen MP (1908 - 2003)

"Frank "Buddy" Ebsen"

Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.; April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), was an American singer, dancer, author, film, television and character actor, whose career spanned seven decades. SAG-AFTRA...

12/28/2016

John Lawrence Russell MP (1921 - 1991)

Lawrence Russell (January 3, 1921 – January 19, 1991) was an American actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the successful ABC western television series Lawman fr...

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8/19/2013
4/8/2016
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8/19/2013

John Lawrence Russell MP (1921 - 1991)

Lawrence Russell (January 3, 1921 – January 19, 1991) was an American actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the successful ABC western television series Lawman fr...

4/8/2016

Lee William Aaker MP (1943 - 2021)

On television as a young child, he started appearing unbilled at the age of 8 in films such as The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and High Noon (1952). He quickly moved to featured status by the end of ...

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1/25/2015
4/5/2016
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1/25/2015

Lee William Aaker MP (1943 - 2021)

On television as a young child, he started appearing unbilled at the age of 8 in films such as The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and High Noon (1952). He quickly moved to featured status by the end of ...

4/5/2016

Susan Morrow MP (1931 - 1985)

"Jacqueline Ann Teresa Bernadette Immoor", "Susan Morrow"

Morrow co-starred with Charlton Heston in a 1952 western film, The Savage.Her television career lasted only six years from 1954-1960. Among her appearances were two 1955 episodes of The Loretta Young S...

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7/4/2007
3/11/2016
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7/4/2007

Susan Morrow MP (1931 - 1985)

"Jacqueline Ann Teresa Bernadette Immoor", "Susan Morrow"

Morrow co-starred with Charlton Heston in a 1952 western film, The Savage.Her television career lasted only six years from 1954-1960. Among her appearances were two 1955 episodes of The Loretta Young S...

3/11/2016

Debra Paget MP

"Debra Paget"

Houston, Texas

She took her screen name from Lord and Lady Paget of England, UK, from whom her family are descended.Debra Paget (born August 19, 1933) is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known...

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6/24/2013
10/26/2015
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6/24/2013

Debra Paget MP

"Debra Paget"

Houston, Texas

She took her screen name from Lord and Lady Paget of England, UK, from whom her family are descended.Debra Paget (born August 19, 1933) is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known...

10/26/2015

Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache, deep, resonant voice, and Western drawl lend to frequent casting as cowboys and ranc...

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9/2/2014
9/25/2015
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9/2/2014

Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache, deep, resonant voice, and Western drawl lend to frequent casting as cowboys and ranc...

9/25/2015

Sheb Wooley MP (1921 - 2003)

"Sheb Wooley", "Ben Colder"

from Wikipedia: Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater". He played Ben Miller, br...

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6/29/2015
6/29/2015
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6/29/2015

Sheb Wooley MP (1921 - 2003)

"Sheb Wooley", "Ben Colder"

from Wikipedia: Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater". He played Ben Miller, br...

6/29/2015

Douglas Kennedy (1915 - 1973)

Richards Kennedy (September 14, 1915 – August 10, 1973) was an American supporting actor originally from New York City who appeared in more than 190 films between 1935 and 1973.Selected appearances

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4/20/2015
4/21/2015
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4/20/2015

Douglas Kennedy (1915 - 1973)

Richards Kennedy (September 14, 1915 – August 10, 1973) was an American supporting actor originally from New York City who appeared in more than 190 films between 1935 and 1973.Selected appearances

4/21/2015

Jay Silverheels MP (1912 - 1980)

"Tonto. Harold Smith"

He is best remembered for his role of 'Tonto', the faithful Indian companion of the 'Lone Ranger'. Born Harold J. Smith, at the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ontario, Canada, to a Mohawk Chief, he ...

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8/22/2009
4/13/2015
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8/22/2009

Jay Silverheels MP (1912 - 1980)

"Tonto. Harold Smith"

He is best remembered for his role of 'Tonto', the faithful Indian companion of the 'Lone Ranger'. Born Harold J. Smith, at the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ontario, Canada, to a Mohawk Chief, he ...

4/13/2015

Jane Frazee MP (1915 - 1985)

A professional entertainer since the age of six, blue-eyed brunette Jane Frazee and her older sister Ruth Frazee had a vaudeville sister act and appeared in nightclubs and on radio together. They journ...

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3/4/2015
3/4/2015
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3/4/2015

Jane Frazee MP (1915 - 1985)

A professional entertainer since the age of six, blue-eyed brunette Jane Frazee and her older sister Ruth Frazee had a vaudeville sister act and appeared in nightclubs and on radio together. They journ...

3/4/2015

Glenn Strange MP (1899 - 1973)

Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films during the 1...

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2/16/2009
3/4/2015
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2/16/2009

Glenn Strange MP (1899 - 1973)

Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films during the 1...

3/4/2015

Watch on Hulu: and dapper, Tristram Coffin was one of the best dressed and handsomest heavies to work in westerns. In a Hollywood career spanning over 30 years, Coffin's work ran the gamut of all film ...

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3/6/2011
1/3/2015
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3/6/2011

Watch on Hulu: and dapper, Tristram Coffin was one of the best dressed and handsomest heavies to work in westerns. In a Hollywood career spanning over 30 years, Coffin's work ran the gamut of all film ...

1/3/2015

Andy Devine MP (1905 - 1977)

Vabre "Andy" Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1978) was an American character actor and comic cowboy sidekick known for his distinctive raspy voice.Early lifeBorn in Flagstaff, Arizona on October...

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1/6/2013
5/9/2014
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1/6/2013

Andy Devine MP (1905 - 1977)

Vabre "Andy" Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1978) was an American character actor and comic cowboy sidekick known for his distinctive raspy voice.Early lifeBorn in Flagstaff, Arizona on October...

5/9/2014

Dale Evans MP (1912 - 2001)

"Frances Octavia Smith"

Crowned "Queen of the Cowgirls," Dale Evans stands out as the most powerful female presence in cowboy culture throughout the 20th century. She starred with wholesome singing cowboy Roy Rogers in a seri...

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7/26/2008
5/9/2014
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7/26/2008

Dale Evans MP (1912 - 2001)

"Frances Octavia Smith"

Crowned "Queen of the Cowgirls," Dale Evans stands out as the most powerful female presence in cowboy culture throughout the 20th century. She starred with wholesome singing cowboy Roy Rogers in a seri...

5/9/2014

Michael Ansara MP (1922 - 2013)

Though best known for his Native American characterizations, Michael Ansara is actually of Lebanese extraction. He is best known for his portrayal of Cochise in the American television series Broken Ar...

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9/12/2012
2/22/2013
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9/12/2012

Michael Ansara MP (1922 - 2013)

Though best known for his Native American characterizations, Michael Ansara is actually of Lebanese extraction. He is best known for his portrayal of Cochise in the American television series Broken Ar...

2/22/2013

Zane Grey MP (1872 - 1939)

""Father of the Western Novel"", "and dentist"

Birth name: Pearl Zane Gray ' better known as author Zane Grey b. January 31, 1872 Zanesville, Ohio d. October 23, 1939 Altadena, California. Buried: Union Cemetery, Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania Parents: L...

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1/30/2013
1/30/2013
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1/30/2013

Zane Grey MP (1872 - 1939)

""Father of the Western Novel"", "and dentist"

Birth name: Pearl Zane Gray ' better known as author Zane Grey b. January 31, 1872 Zanesville, Ohio d. October 23, 1939 Altadena, California. Buried: Union Cemetery, Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania Parents: L...

1/30/2013

Tex Ritter MP (1905 - 1974)

"Tex"

Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905–January 2, 1974), better known as Tex Ritter, was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the father of actor Jo...

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9/7/2009
9/18/2012
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9/7/2009

Tex Ritter MP (1905 - 1974)

"Tex"

Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905–January 2, 1974), better known as Tex Ritter, was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the father of actor Jo...

9/18/2012

Dyan Cannon MP (1937 - d.)

"Samille"

Stage name: Dyan CannonShe is an American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer.Cannon was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Claire (née Portnoy), a homema...

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1/5/2009
3/2/2012
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Dyan Cannon MP (1937 - d.)

"Samille"

Stage name: Dyan CannonShe is an American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer.Cannon was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Claire (née Portnoy), a homema...

3/2/2012

Lyon Hyman Green MP (1915 - 1987)

"Lorne Greene"

Lorne Greene (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987), was the stage name of Lyon Hyman Green , OC, a Canadian actor. His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the western Bonanza , and Commander ...

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9/7/2009
3/2/2012
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9/7/2009

Lyon Hyman Green MP (1915 - 1987)

"Lorne Greene"

Lorne Greene (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987), was the stage name of Lyon Hyman Green , OC, a Canadian actor. His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the western Bonanza , and Commander ...

3/2/2012