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Ellis appeared in the films Dragnet (1954), [4] Penny Serenade (1940), Doomed Caravan (1941), and Light of the Western Stars (1940). [5] In addition to her work on Gunsmoke, Ellis was a member of the cast of Rogers of the Gazette. [6] She also appeared on CBS Radio Workshop. [7] Ellis played a number of small roles on the Dragnet TV series in ...
This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. [1] ... Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell [2] Recurring
Kitty was played by actress Georgia Ellis on radio, and by Amanda Blake on television. Ellis first appeared in the radio episode "Billy the Kid" (April 26, 1952) as "Francie Richards" – a former girlfriend of Matt Dillon's and the widow of a criminal, but the character of "Miss Kitty" did not appear until the May 10, 1952, episode "Jaliscoe".
Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS . [ 1 ] The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952, [ 2 ] and the final first-run episode aired on June 11, 1961. [ 3 ]
In 1955, one of CBS Radio's hit series, the Western Gunsmoke, was adapted for television and recast with different actors for various reasons (William Conrad was judged too obese to play Matt Dillon on camera, Georgia Ellis wasn't viewed as quite telegenic enough to portray Kitty on television, etc.).
Actress Amanda Blake, who died from AIDS-related hepatitis in 1989, was one tough cookie, just like her most famous character, Miss Kitty Russell on TV’s long-running Western, Gunsmoke.
Ellis tearfully pleaded guilty to felony charges of aiding and abetting false statements in Fulton County, Georgia, in October. She was one of 18 co-defendants of Trump who were charged in a ...
For television, Ellis wrote scripts for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and four episodes of Gunsmoke. [14] His sole feature film screenplay was The Ride Back (1957). [13] Variety's review said, "The unusual Antony Ellis yarn almost fails in the art house vein. With special handling the film conceivably could tape this field for favorable results.