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Barbara Stanwyck, Michael Burns, and Colleen Dewhurst in The Big Valley episode "A Day of Terror" (1966). Michael Thornton Burns (born December 30, 1947) is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College, [2] and a published author and former television and film teen actor, most known for the television series Wagon Train.
Gene Roddenberry said he pitched Star Trek as "Wagon Train to the stars", referring to the concept of a recurring cast on a long journey with famous guest stars becoming the focus of various stories. In his March 11, 1964, initial pitch document, he wrote, " Star Trek is a Wagon Train concept—built around characters who travel to worlds ...
He was responsible for the production of several popular Western-themed TV series, notably Wagon Train for the entirety of its 8-year, 280-episode life (1957-1965). [5] [6] He was involved in the production of several other TV westerns, including 30 episodes of Laredo (1965–67) [7] and five episodes of The Virginian. [8] [9]
Wagon Team is a 1952 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Gerald Geraghty. The film stars Gene Autry , Gail Davis , Dick Jones , Gordon Jones , Harry Harvey Sr. and Henry Rowland .
Marlene Willis (January 13, 1942 – March 29, 1982) [1] was an American singer, who performed on many televised variety shows during the 1950s, and later appeared as a guest star in some narrative television series including Maverick with Roger Moore, Wagon Train with Andy Devine, Bourbon Street Beat, The Loretta Young Show and The Andy Griffith Show.
Terry W. Wilson (September 3, 1923 – March 30, 1999) [1] was an American actor most noted for his role as "Bill Hawks", the assistant trail master, in all 267 episodes of the NBC and ABC western television series, Wagon Train, which aired from 1957 to 1965.
Wagon Train is a 1940 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Tim Holt. [2] It was this film that really started Holt's series of B Westerns for RKO, replacing those made by George O'Brien .
Wagon Train is an American Western television series that was produced by Revue Studios. [1] The series was inspired by the 1950 John Ford film Wagon Master . [ 2 ] It ran for eight seasons, with the first episode airing in the United States on September 18, 1957 ( 1957-09-18 ) and the final episode on May 2, 1965 ( 1965-05-02 ) . [ 3 ]