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Gunsmoke

American radio (1952–1961) and television (1955–1975) Western drama series
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Gunsmoke
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Summary

Gunsmoke is a television series[1]. Gunsmoke ranks in the top 6% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Norman Macdonnell[3], Nathan Juran[4]
  • Director: Norman Macdonnell[5]
  • Composer: Jerry Goldsmith[6]
  • Genre: Westerns on television[7]
  • Cast member: James Arness[8], Milburn Stone[9], Amanda Blake[10], Dennis Weaver[11], Burt Reynolds[12], Sue Randall[13], Ken Curtis[14], Glenn Strange[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Commons category: Gunsmoke[17]
  • Original broadcaster: CBS[18]
  • Color: black-and-white[19]
  • Country of origin: United States[20]
  • Has part(s): Gunsmoke, season 1[21], Gunsmoke, season 2[22], Gunsmoke, season 3[23], Gunsmoke, season 4[24], Gunsmoke, season 5[25], Gunsmoke, season 6[26], Gunsmoke, season 7[27], Gunsmoke, season 8[28], Gunsmoke, season 9[29], Gunsmoke, season 10[30], Gunsmoke, season 11[31], Gunsmoke, season 13[32], Gunsmoke, season 14[33], Gunsmoke, season 15[34]
  • Start time: September 10, 1955[35]
  • End time: March 31, 1975[36]
  • Distributed by: CBS[37]
  • Number of episodes: 635[38]
  • Title: Gunsmoke[39]
  • List of episodes: list of Gunsmoke television episodes[40]
  • Different from: Gunsmoke[41]
  • Number of seasons: 20[42]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[43]

Why It Matters

Gunsmoke has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Gunsmoke is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Related Entities

Burt Reynolds Dennis Weaver James Arness Jerry Goldsmith United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [35] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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