She retired from acting in the 1980s but still makes time to appear at conventions to discuss The Munsters. I wish I lived my teenaged yrs. By all means, Bill, feel free to disagree with me at any time. She moved to Hollywood and began her career in modeling and dancing. Same here! Thankyou for your comment. She later continued her TV career in the 1970s before quitting to raise her family. I am watching season 6 at the moment. I still remember that day in our 9th grade class Washington State History, when our teacher chuckled about the TV show, saying NOBODY who survived that trip ever made it twice! We were all stunned to learn that Major Adams & Co. didnt actually go back and forth every year!! While Robert Urich was famous for doing battle with tough foes on the screen. He once said, I might as well tell you the truth. I,too, grew up on Wagon Train, Katharine. I know RF did many stunts himself. or "Who starred on Wagon Train?" March 30, 1999Terry Wilson / Date of death. In short, she was one of those hundreds of bit players who made a living on both big and small screen, but whose careers never amounted to much. I believe Bob Fuller had his own or was on some sport fishing shows about 20 year ago. Heres why the film never came to fruition. So, Ward Bonds last episode as Major Adams was Season 4 Episode 22? In his March 11, 1964, initial pitch document, he wrote, "Star Trek is a Wagon Train conceptbuilt around characters who travel to worlds 'similar' to our own. If youre a fan of any cartoon youll probably recognize him as the voice of such varied characters from Bugs Bunny to Barney Rubble! Thank you for this discussion. I actually watched The Prairie Story earlier today for the first time ever; it was extremely moving. Mr. Horton left the show when it was at the height of its popularity, turning down a lucrative contract because, he said, he wanted to avoid becoming typecast. He really loved his character of Grandpa Munster and would happily appear as the character in other works. Some died decades ago, and others died a few years back. He wished to work more in musical theater. Everything seemed to be oriented around crime, or hospitals & emergencies, such as CSI, Greys Anatomy, etc. Mum felt equally strongly about Jim Garner. What happened to Bill Hawks wife on wagon train? Born in Montana, Cooper became an authentic star in the first major sound western, The Virginian (1929), heir apparent to the great silent cowboy William S Hart. Why after season 7 was in color is the following season in B&W? Interesting enough, that other great, male actor, from Montana, can not recall his name but I am sure you will know who I mean, was on a cruise ship, with my father, from N.Y. to London, in 1959. He acted in plays and found occasional film work, most notably as Slim in the classic film On The Waterfront. Did John Wayne and Clint Eastwood ever make a movie together? There is a certain fascination with hearing about the stars lives on the screen, in newspapers, and in magazines. McIntire is well known for having .more Elizabeth Montgomery Bewitched, Challenge of the Super Friends, The Tab Hunter Show The show was one of the best sitcoms America has produced and one that remains unique with its storylines and characters. The Americans, The Virginian, Wagon Train John Herrick McIntire (June 27, 1907 - January 30, 1991) was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many more television series. At the end of "The Clara Beauchamp Story," Bond stands in a row of military men on a pair of crutches. After seeing. Mr. Horton recorded albums and sang at the London Palladium, but he was never entirely successful in shedding the frontiersman image. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. His first five roles were as five separate characters before someone at Warners decided he should become a regular. Al Lewis died in 2006 due to natural causes. What happened to the original cast of Wagon Train? Michael McKean is the only lead actor from the show who is still alive. Great article! I was born in 1966 so I dont have any real-time memories of Wagon Train but I am a huge history buff in both the reality of history AND the portrayal of history like the behind the scenes info on the making of shows such as Wagon Train, Laramie, Death Valley Days, Wanted Dead or Alive, the Rifleman, etc. He was born on August 2, 1953. Sadly, the main Wagon Train cast members have now left us. Hollywood has to entertain us). She's ninety years old and long retired from acting. He was also a regular guest on The Howard Stern Show appearing on the radio show in the late 1980s. He was married to Mary Ann Wilson and had three children, Monica, Timothy, and Kathryn. Did Ward Bond died while filming Wagon Train? Since portraying the titular character of [] More, Leif Garrett had a promising start to his music and acting career at a very young age. Neither Bond nor McIntire, both veterans of dozens of supporting roles in movies, routinely had a leading role in theatrical films, although Bond did in at least one B-picture. The most powerful episode I have seen so far is S4 E19 The Prairie Story. On the first episode of wagon train Bill Hawks and his wife were going to California. Miller appeared in two episodes of CBS Gilligans Island: one as surfer Duke Williams, who washed ashore after a tsunami, and another as Tongo, an ape man who is captured and put in a cage. Robert Horton, who starred on WAGON TRAIN and, later, A MAN CALLED SHENANDOAH, died of natural causes on Wednesday 09 March at a rehab facility in Los Angeles. The seven movies are as follows: Bringing up Baby ; According to his niece, he was injured in a fall in November 2015, and was placed in hospice care. When both he and Ward Bond were no longer in the show I tended to lose interest in it. Wagon Train: Season 6, Episode 16 - Rotten Tomatoes She was 81 years old. Getting rich as an actor and then sitting on an island someplace and drinking vodka is not my idea of how to spend my life. Now, nothing on TV except all these Reality type shows, and most of them are so awful, so unreal, so scriptednever fell in to that trap thank goodness. Also, Captain Sam sang as she was looking at the boat lost in the desert. Alan, I grew up on Wagon Train and still enjoy the reruns at my current age of 72! But he got bitten by the acting club when he joined the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard. Robert Horton is still my favorite actor on the series. He also sang the shows theme song, and his rendition was included on an album, The Man Called Shenandoah. Though the show lasted one season, the recording remained his most popular. Recommended for you Learn how your comment data is processed. I thought Prairie Story is so profound. He would later attend Harvard University where he studied Art and was a cartoonist for the Harvard Lampoon. The same can be said for Butch Patrick who played Eddie Munster. She passed away from heart failure in 2007 at the age of 84. Whitfield, Stephen, and Roddenberry, Gene. Or have our tastes changed that the show wouldnt work? Happy at Last, Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter, Wagon Train, Mona McCluskey, Vanished (1971), The Americans, The Virginian, Wagon Train, Bewitched, Challenge of the Super Friends, The Tab Hunter Show, Wagon Train, Get Fit with Brittas, It's a Man's World, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Horror Movies That Don't Look Like Horror Movies. then this list will help you answer those questions. Do You Remember "Wagon Train". - Western Clippings What kind of car does Clint Eastwood Drive? Wagon Train went to colour briefly in the fifth season (1961-2) in order to promote RCAs (the parent company)colour TV sets. Does anyone know if that was because of weight loss or just a coincidence? And while were sharing tales about those days I was a photographer, late 60s, of numerous celebrities, once spending several days with Sammy Davis in Reno. I wish email addresses identified the owners hometown. She died on February 21, 2019 from ovarian cancer. Nobody cared. Murton, on the watch for a youthful actor to play a would-be flier in his studio's production of the Gwen Bristow novel Tomorrow is Forever, sent for Long just to have a look at him.
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