The initial Gunsmoke character of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon was rather similar to the one represented on the radio iteration. However, actor James Arness and the writers continued to evolve the role to ...

Not only have you probably never heard of INSP, you might not even know how to say it. (The cable channel’s Wikipedia page starts by explaining that it should be “sounded out letter-by-letter.”) But ...

Gunsmoke was a radio show before Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver joined the cast. The original iteration began in 1952, running well-past Dodge City’s introduction to television ...