Friday, June 03, 2011

James Arness, R.I.P.

One of my all-time favorites is gone.  When I wrote about his series THE MACAHANS and HOW THE WEST WAS WON a few weeks ago, it didn't even occur to me that he might not be around much longer. James Arness just always seemed indestructible to me.  Rest in peace.
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6 comments:

Randy Johnson said...

I loved GUNSMOKE, but also liked his role in THEM! He was recognizable there as opposed to THE THING, also a favorite.

3:16 PM, June 03, 2011
Cap'n Bob said...

I feel a sadness. He was a big favorite of mine as a kid.

5:34 PM, June 03, 2011
Ron Scheer said...

As I've already said elsewhere, he was a role model for me. Like some other lawmen, both real and fictional, Matt Dillon had an intelligent reserve that saw a flawed world and yet kept at the job of making a difference. You need someone like that around to keep from losing faith.

6:24 PM, June 03, 2011
wayne d. dundee said...

Sad news. Another Western icon and underappreciated actor gone. He will be missed ... but not forgotten.

12:19 AM, June 04, 2011
Charles Gramlich said...

Indestructible is just how he seemed. So sad that he wasn't.

1:09 AM, June 04, 2011
Suresh Ramasubramanian said...

Oh lord, the guy was a fixture in lots of my favorite old westerns .. RIP

9:55 PM, June 04, 2011

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