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James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) and four more made ...
Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and in its revival from 1988 to 1990.
In 1973 the line-up expanded, included Hite, Vestine and De la Parra alongside James Shane on rhythm guitar and vocals, Ed Beyer on keyboards, and Hite's brother Richard on bass. [1] After a change in management in 1974, Vestine, James Shane and Ed Beyer quit the band. [2] Replacing the departed were pianist Gene Taylor and guitarist Chris Morgan.
Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is an American R&B and soul music group composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers.Some were born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, [1] and Providence, Rhode Island, and they would move back and forth between the two cities throughout their childhood.
Viejas Casino & Resort is a hotel casino and outlet center owned by the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians in Alpine, California.The casino has over 2,000 slot machines, [1] up to 86 table games, three restaurants, a deli, bingo, an off-track betting facility, a lounge, the largest outdoor ice rink in Southern California, [2] concert venues and multiple indoor and outdoor meeting spaces.
Kim Carnes (/ k ɑːr n z /; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles.A veteran writer of many of her own hits, as well as those for numerous other artists, she began her career in 1966 as a member of folk group the New Christy Minstrels, before embarking on a solo career as a songwriter and performer in the early 1970s, playing in local clubs.
Approximately 289 of the 394 enrolled members live on the reservation. [5] The reservation is home to scrub oaks and chaparral. The name "Viejas" comes from the Spanish name for their land, "El Valle de Las Viejas" or "The Valley of the Old Women." [3] In 1973, 121 of the 127 enrolled members lived on the reservation. [2]
Big Jim McLain is a 1952 American film noir political thriller film starring John Wayne and James Arness as HUAC investigators hunting down communists in the postwar Hawaii organized-labor scene. Edward Ludwig directed. This was the first film in which Wayne played a contemporary law enforcement officer, instead of an Old West lawman.