Wild Bill Hickok’s name was James, not Bill.
The actor who played Lance Rocke in the classic Beyond the Valley of the Dolls went on to write the Tom Hanks/dog buddy flick Turner & Hooch and the Burt Reynolds vehicle Rent-a-Cop.
New York City has a larger gross municipal product than the gross domestic product of the entire nation of Brazil.
Ken Curtis, who played Sheriff Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke, was born and raised in Las Animas, Colo., the son of a deputy sheriff. He began his show business career as a singer in Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra.
Waco is the birthplace of more Texas governors than any other city.
This article appears in July 16 • 2004.