What ever happened to James Drury?

What ever happened to James Drury?

That meeting in the motel took place more than five years ago, and it marked Drury’s first visit to Salem in more than two decades. It also would be his last. Drury, 85, died April 6 of natural causes at his longtime home in Houston, Texas.

Where did James Drury live after death?

James Drury, an actor best remembered as the stolid, black-hatted title character of the long-running NBC western “The Virginian,” died on Monday at his home in Houston. He was 85.

Did JAMES DRURY own a ranch?

His grandfather had a 100-acre ranch just south of Salem near Ankeny Hill, which Drury’s nephew now owns.

Could James Drury ride a horse?

Cowboy Up! The move to TV Westerns was a natural for Drury. Having grown up on an Oregon ranch, he knew horses, so when casting directors asked if he could ride, he could honestly say, “Yes.” “I’d been riding since I was in diapers.