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Amanda Blake Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles

AMANDA BLAKE
Born: February 20, 1929 in Buffalo, New York
Died: August 16, 1989 in Sacramento, California
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 Amanda Blake (1929-1989), born Beverly Louise Neill, is best remembered as Kitty Russell, hostess of the Long Branch Saloon in the long-running TV Western Gunsmoke (1955-1974; she left the show before its final season).She was nominated for Golden Globes for Best Actress - Drama for the role in 1969 and 1970 and for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe in 1971. Blake, who had been signed by M-G-M in 1949, made her film debut in 1950, the year she was first cast opposite her future Gunsmoke co-star, James Arness, in Stars in My Crown. Her feature film credits also include Sunny Side of the Street (1951), Lili (1953), A Star is Born (1954) and High Society (1955). Blake, who made guest appearances on TV shows from 1952 (Schlitz Playhouse of Stars) to 1983 (Hart to Hart), also starred in several made-for-TV movies, including 1987's Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, a "reunion" film
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1959-General-Electric-Theater (Performer), 1955-1974-Gunsmoke (Performer), 1959-Steve-Canyon (Performer), 1953-Cavalcade-of-America (Performer), 1953-Lux-Video-Theatre (Performer), 1951-Criminal-Lawyer (Performer), 1951-Smuggler's-Gold (Performer), 1981-The-John-Davidson-Show (in person), 1972-This-Is-Your-Life (in person), 1971-Hee-Haw (in person), 1971-The-Pet-Set (in person), 1964-The-Linkletter-Show (in person), 2011-Pioneers-of-Television (Other), 1986-Brothers (Performer), 1979-The-Love-Boat (Performer), 1957-1963-The-Red-Skelton-Hour (Performer), 1958-Studio-One-in-Hollywood (Performer), 1954-The-Adventures-of-Hajji-Baba (Performer), 1954-Miss-Robin-Crusoe (Performer), 1953-Lili (Performer), 1952-Scarlet-Angel (Performer), 1951-The-Family-Secret (Performer), 1975-The-Dean-Martin-Celebrity-Roast:-Michael-Landon (in person), 1972-The-David-Frost-Show (in person), 1969-The-Donald-O'Connor-Show (in person), 1966-Hollywood-Talent-Scouts (in person), 1983-Breakaway (in person), 1974-Dinah! (in person), 1989-Dragnet (Performer), 1987-Gunsmoke:-Return-to-Dodge (Performer), 1986-The-Wildest-West-Show-of-the-Stars (Performer), 1983-Hart-to-Hart (Performer), 1976-The-Quest (Performer), 1974-Betrayal (Performer), 1966-Clown-Alley (Performer), 1955-High-Society (Performer), 1954-Four-Star-Playhouse (Performer), 1954-About-Mrs.-Leslie (Performer), 1953-1954-Fireside-Theatre (Performer), 1953-Sabre-Jet (Performer), 1952-Cattle-Town (Performer), 1952-Schlitz-Playhouse (Performer), 1951-Sunny-Side-of-the-Street (Performer), 1951-Never-Trust-a-Gambler (Performer), 1950-Duchess-of-Idaho (Performer), 1978-The-Dean-Martin-Celebrity-Roast:-George-Burns (in person), 1974-The-Merv-Griffin-Show (in person), 1971-Password-All-Stars (in person), 1966-Clown-Alley (in person), 1963-Stump-the-Stars (in person), 1960-Here's-Hollywood (in person), 1954-A-Star-Is-Born-World-Premiere (in person), 1988-The-Boost (Performer), 1988-B.O.R.N. (Performer), 1957-State-Trooper (Performer), 1956-Alfred-Hitchcock-Presents (Performer), 1955-The-Glass-Slipper (Performer), 1954-A-Star-Is-Born (Performer), 1951-China-Corsair (Performer), 1950-Counterspy-Meets-Scotland-Yard (Performer), 1950-Stars-in-My-Crown (Performer), 1987-The-New-Hollywood-Squares (in person), 1984-Family-Feud (in person), 1982-The-Best-Little-Special-in-Texas (in person), 1977-The-Alan-Hamel-Show (in person), 1974-1975-Celebrity-Sweepstakes (in person), 1974-Match-Game-73 (in person), 1974-The-Mike-Douglas-Show (in person), 1969-1974-The-Hollywood-Squares (in person)

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