Lorne Greene

Andy Griffith, folksy TV sheriff and comedian, dies at 86

2012-07-04 00:00:00

Andy Griffith was starring on Broadway in the 1959 musical comedy "Destry Rides Again" when he told his agent that he was ready for a new challenge: He wanted his own television series. His chance came in 1960, when Sheldon Leonard, the producer of...

Robert Ayres dies at 98; illustrator created Ponderosa map

2012-03-09 00:00:00

As a set illustrator for Hollywood studios, Robert Temple Ayres created his most famous work at Paramount in 1959. Officially called "Map to Illustrate the Ponderosa in Nevada," it was conjured up just so it could burst into flames on television screens...

A public beach in Malibu with few amenities for the public

2012-01-08 00:00:00

Artist who created TV 'Bonanza' map dies at 98

2012-03-08 16:33:54

Autry's 'Bonanza': TV show's opening image on display [VIDEO]

2011-06-20 16:33:22

Leslie Nielsen dies at 84; serious actor became a comic star

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Leslie Nielsen, a serious actor who became a comic star with his career-changing roles in "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" comedies, died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. Nielson died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home,...

Billie Mae Richards dies at 88; Canadian actress best known as voice of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

2010-09-14 00:00:00

Billie Mae Richards, a Canadian actress best known for voicing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the enduring animated 1964 television special, has died. She was 88. Richards, who had suffered strokes, died Friday at her home in Burlington, Canada,...

David Dortort dies at 93; created and produced TV western 'Bonanza'

2010-09-08 00:00:00

David Dortort, the creator and producer of "Bonanza," the long-running television western that was untraditional in its emphasis on relationships over violence and that helped spur public demand for color TVs, has died. He was 93. --------------------...

Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va., Greg Jordan column

2013-05-19 13:54:03

For the last five weeks, my weekends have been a disaster. Well, they haven't really been disasters, but they have been about disasters. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph's newspaper group, CNHI, has been running a series about disaster preparedness. Each...

Trina Harris of Calabasas plays with her 5-month-old baby daughter, Charina, at Dan Blocker County Beach in Malibu. The beach was donated to the state in 1979 by Lorne Greene and Michael Landon in memory of their fellow Bonanza star, who played Hoss Cartwright on the long-running television series.

2012-01-07 00:00:00

White hat: The Cartwright clan, from left -- affable Eric "Hoss" (Dan Blocker), proud patriarch Ben (Lorne Greene), brooding Adam (Pernell Roberts) and hot-headed "Little" Joe (Michael Landon) -- are traditional white hats with modern issues.

2011-12-02 10:08:32