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About Ken Curtis. b. Curtis Wain Gates, 2 July 1916, on a farm near Lamar, Colorado, USA, d. 28 April 1991, Fresco, California, USA. In 1935, he left home and for a time studied medicine in college, at Colorado Springs, until his desire for a musical career saw him move to Hollywood. He played saxophone at college, but wanting to be a singer ...
May 1, 1991 · ACTOR KEN CURTIS, 74. DEPUTY ON 'GUNSMOKE'. By From News Services. April 30, 1991 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. FRESNO, CALIF. -- Ken Curtis, 74, a singer and actor who starred as Marshal Matt Dillon's deputy ...
May 1, 2024 · Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; [1] July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) [2] was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke. He appeared on Gunsmoke earlier in other roles (such as “Brisco” in S4E32’s “Change of Heart").
Apr 28, 1991 · Biography. Former big-band vocalist (he joined the Tommy Dorsey Band after Frank Sinatra left) and singing cowboy in low-budget westerns of the 1940s, Curtis is best known as the scuffy bewhiskered deputy sheriff Festus Haggen in the hit western TV series "Gunsmoke" (1964-75). He also appeared in several films by his then father-in-law John ...
Apr 28, 1991 · Added: Aug 17, 2002. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6691389. Source citation. Actor. Best known for his long-running role as Festus, the cantankerous deputy in the long-running TV series Gunsmoke. Born Curtis Wane Gates in Lamar, Colorado to Dan Gates and Millie Sneed Gates. His father was Sheriff of Las Animas, Colorado.
Sep 25, 2021 · Curtis, born Curtis Wain Gates on July 2, 1916, grew up in Las Animas, Colorado, where his father was the sheriff. By 1940, he lived in New York and worked as a singer for the NBC radio network.
