How did they explain Kitty leave Gunsmoke?

Miss Kitty was written out in 1974. The actress said she was tired and quit to protect the cast and crew she loved so much. When Blake decided not to return for the show’s 20th (and final) season, the character was said to have returned to New Orleans.

Why did James Arness and Peter Graves have different last names?

The two boys both joined the Army in World War II and later fell into acting. James altered the family surname to Arness. Peter opted for a stage name from his maternal side, Graves. James Arness and Peter Graves might have chosen different names, but their early careers were rather similar.

Was there ever a black man on Gunsmoke?

Arvo Ojala is the gunfighter in the opening credits. He later came to be known as “The Man in Black.” But there was another mysterious Man in Black making his debut in 1955 — the gunslinger in the opening credits of Gunsmoke!

Why was Doc office upstairs on Gunsmoke?

So the general stores and saloons and hardware stores and whatnot would have wanted to street-level spaces for their customers’ convenience. Professionals — lawyers or doctors or dentists or whatever — wouldn’t have had a much walk-in traffic, so they might have tended to take the upstairs rooms.

Why did Milburn leave Gunsmoke?

For the whole 20 years the series was on the air from 1955 until 1975, he appeared in an impressive 605 of 635 episodes, according to IMBD. However, in 1971, he was forced to temporarily leave the show for just a handful of episodes because he had to undergo heart surgery after suffering a heart attack.

What happened to Quint Asper on Gunsmoke?

Burt Reynolds enjoyed a three-year stint in the early ’60s as Quint Asper before becoming a movie star. Dennis Weaver, who played Marshal Dillon’s trusty sidekick, Chester, from the very beginning, left the show after season nine to free up time for other projects.