What happened to Matt Dillon’s horse?
What happened to Matt Dillon’s horse?
He was the same horse used by Ben Cartwright in Bonanza. After the cancellation of Bonanza, they brought Buck to a riding center for physically and mentally challenged kids, and he became the teaching horse. Buck lived a long life. He died at 45.
How did James Arness get his limp?
Arness was drafted into the wartime Army as an infantryman. During the invasion of Anzio, Italy, in 1944, his right leg was shattered by machine-gun fire.
What was John Wayne’s worth?
SANTA ANA, Calif., June 20 (AP) —John Wayne left an estate worth $6.85 million, but none of it will be going to his third wife, Pilar, from whom the actor separated in 1973, according to a will filed yesterday. John S.
Are any of the Gunsmoke still alive?
One died during the run of the show, in 1973, at the age of 74—Glenn Strange, a real New Mexico cowboy who played Sam the bartender. The regulars who are still with us are: Roger Ewing (Thad Greenwood), who is 73; Buck Taylor (Newly O’Brien), who is 77; and Burt Reynolds (Quint Asper), who is 79.