Gunsmoke-An American Instituion
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Gunsmoke was arguably the most popular television drama in U.S. history. The show was on the air for 20 years, with the final episode being telecast on September 1, 1975. There's probably not a place on the planet that you can't catch a Gunsmoke rerun even today. In celebration of this, the show's golden anniversary year, author Ben Costello has compiled GUNSMOKE: An American Institution-Celebrating 50 Years of Television's Best Western, a comprehensive book that contains an impressive array of facts, figures, more than 500 episode and behind-the-scenes photographs, and stories from the sets where cameras recorded the trials and tribulations of this American frontier town. The book also includes bios of the actors and actresses who brought the story lines to life each week, updates on all surviving cast members, a complete episode log with full guest star credits, and revealing interviews. This book reveals for fans and historians alike the facts and mystique behind this record-breaking show. Readers will learn what it takes for a show to survive two decades on television and they will begin to understand the challenges the writers and producers of Gunsmoke faced in creating the show's more than 600 episodes. Published by Five Star Publications, Inc. Hardcover 578 Pages 11" x 8 1/2"