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Tales of the Gun is a television series that was broadcast on the History Channel for one season in 1998. It featured the history of firearms . The usual episode format included interviews of historians and people who used the featured weapon, explanations of how the weapons were made, and demonstrations on a shooting range .
(also known as simply The Naked Gun) is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by David Zucker, and produced and released by Paramount Pictures. [1] The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling police lieutenant Frank Drebin , who sets out to uncover a criminal plot involving people being mind controlled to assassinate targets.
William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.
Famous Firearms of the Old West: From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers to Geronimo's Winchester, Twelve Guns That Shaped Our History. Globe Pequot. pp. 121– 136. ISBN 978-0-7627-4508-1. Krakel, Dean, (1954). The Saga of Tom Horn: The Story of a Cattlemen's War: with Personal Narratives, Newspaper Accounts, and Official Documents and Testimonies
He was unique among his television contemporaries, stating that he hated the gun he was forced to carry, but saw it as a necessary evil, a "tool of the trade", and kept practicing. In its cover story on television Westerns, published March 30, 1959, Time reported Robertson was 6 feet tall, weighed 180 pounds, and measured 42–34–34.
Rodann was born in Haifa to Yeshaiahu "Shaya" Blechman, [1] a professor of mathematics, [4] and his wife, Rosa. [2] She first arrived in the United States in 1947, when she was sent to live with her aunt and uncle in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., where she attended and graduated from Kirkwood High School [3] as Ziva Blackman.
Tales of Wells Fargo is an American Western television series starring Dale Robertson in 201 episodes that aired from 1957 to 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions , the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season, when it expanded to a full hour and switched from black-and-white to color .
Dead Man's Gun was a Western anthology television series on Showtime from 1997 to 1999. The series followed the travels of a gun as it changed the lives of those who possessed it. Every episode was narrated by Kris Kristofferson. The series was executive produced by Henry Winkler, who also guest starred in two episodes.