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John Lyman Meston (July 30, 1914 – March 24, 1979) was an American scriptwriter best known for co-creating with producer Norman Macdonnell the long-running Western series Gunsmoke. He developed storylines and wrote radio scripts and teleplays for 379 episodes for the series, which was first broadcast on CBS Radio in 1952, and then adapted to ...
July 30, 1914 · Pueblo, Colorado, USA. Died. March 24, 1979 · Los Angeles, California, USA (cerebral hemorrhage) Birth name. John Lyman Meston. Mini Bio. John Meston was one of radio and television's most important storytellers, and yet oddly enough his contributions are often overlooked today.
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Biography. Awards. Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. John Meston (1914-1979) Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. John Meston was one of radio and television's most important. storytellers, and yet oddly enough his contributions are often. overlooked today. He is the writer credited with creating "Gunsmoke,"
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Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
Mar 28, 1979 · TARZANA, Calif., March 27 (UPI)—John Meston, the script writer who was credited with being the creator of the television show “Gunsrnoke,” died of cerebral hemorrhage Saturday. He was 64...
John Meston (born John Lyman Meston, July 30, 1914-died March 24, 1979) was an American scriptwriter best known for co-creating with producer Norman Macdonnell the long-running Western series Gunsmoke. He developed storylines and wrote radio scripts and teleplays for 379 episodes for the series...
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John Lyman Meston (July 30, 1914 – March 24, 1979) was an American scriptwriter best known for co-creating with producer Norman Macdonnell the long-running Western series Gunsmoke.
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