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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is the first Western television series written for adults. [1] [2] It premiered four days before Gunsmoke on September 6, 1955. [3] Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western Cheyenne. The series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp.
He also provided the theme song and the soundtrack for The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, the 1955-61 television series starring Hugh O'Brian, and The Adventures of Jim Bowie starring Scott Forbes. He was a composer and production supervisor for Walt Disney Studios and was choral and vocal director on the 1946 Disney film classic Song of the South.
"Tell That Devil" by singer-songwriter Jill Andrews was selected as the theme music for the series. [39] The titles of Wynonna Earp episodes are based on country-and-western songs. [40] [41] Viacom International Media Networks acquired the rights to broadcast Wynonna Earp on its multinational Spike channels in July 2016.
The program's theme song, "Whistle Me Up a Memory", was written by William M. Backer and performed by Jimmy Blaine. [1] The series did not deal with real characters in the history of Tombstone in the 1880s, such as Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, or the Clanton gang, with the exception of Curly Bill Brocius, who appeared in
The title of the movie is borrowed from the theme song "Oh My Darling, Clementine", sung in parts over the opening and closing credits. The screenplay is based on the biography Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal by Stuart Lake, as were two earlier movies, both named Frontier Marshal (released in 1934 and 1939, respectively).
The Electric Company – Theme song composed by Eric Rogers; performed by original cast; The Electric Company (2009 TV series) ("Turn Up the Power") – original cast; Elena of Avalor – Gaby Moreno; Ellen - composed by W. G. Snuffy Walden; ("So Called Friend") – Texas; The Ellen Burstyn Show ("Nothing in the World Like Love") – Rita Coolidge
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp: United States 1955–1961 229 Hugh O'Brian, Mason Alan Dinehart, Douglas Fowley: The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams: United States 1977–1978 38 Dan Haggerty, Denver Pyle, Don Shanks: Based on the novel of the same name. Little House on the Prairie: United States 1974–1983 203
He was chosen to portray legendary lawman Wyatt Earp on the ABC Western series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, which debuted in 1955. To help develop his character, O'Brian bought Stuart N. Lake's book Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal. He also developed a relationship with Lake, who was a consultant on the show for the first two years. [10]