James Arness

James Arness

Acting
43 Movies 8 TV Shows

Born

May 26, 1923

Died

June 3, 2011

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

The star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness (formerly had been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman of medical supplies and his mother later became a newspaper columnist. James attended West High School in Minneapolis. Although…

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