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| Popular TV Series Gunsmoke's Marshall Matt Dillon |
LOS ANGELES – James Arness, the tall and tough peacemaker Matt Dillon of TV seires Gunsmoke, has passed away due to natural causes in his home in Los Angeles on Friday (June 3, 2011). He was 88-year-old at the time of death.
Reportedly; James Arness was one of the most lasting U.S. television personality who ruled small screen for more than 30 years, first from 1955 to 1975 and then again from 1980 to early 1990.
James Arness came from silver screen to rule the small screen. Movies like The Thing From Another World in 1951 and Them! in 1954 are on his credit. Initially he didn’t want to do series on TV because of his fame on the silver screen.
Like John Wayne on the silver screen, the 2m-tall actor was an imposing presence on the small screen, and was nominated for Emmy awards three times during the series' early years. The show won praise for bringing psychologically complex characters into the TV format. 'Matt is very human and has all the failings and drives common to anyone who is trying to do a difficult job the best he knows how,' Arness said.
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