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Writer: How the West Was Won. Jim Byrnes is known for How the West Was Won (1976), Gunsmoke (1955) and The Last Hour (1991).
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Apr 25, 2019 · Jim Byrnes developed a lifetime friendship with Gunsmoke’s leading man, James Arness (left), during his tenure as a writer of 34 episodes and one movie of the classic TV Western. With 635 television episodes, 480 radio shows and five movies, no other series in any genre has equaled the longevity of Gunsmoke.
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.
Clearing The Gunsmoke. Prolific teleplay and screenplay writer Jim Byrnes is still writing 61 years after his first sale. - Henry C. Parke. With 635 television episodes, 480 radio shows and five movies, no other series in any genre has equaled the longevity of Gunsmoke.
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Aug 24, 2023 · Pitching ideas for episodes for GUNSMOKE wasn’t easy for Writer/Producer Jim Byrnes. But the first episode of GUNSMOKE that he wrote turned out great.
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Aug 13, 2015 · Also scheduled to attend is Jim Byrnes, a writer from 1969 to 1975. “Gunsmoke” ran on CBS from 1955 through 1975. It was nominated for more than a dozen Emmys, including for best series.
Jim Byrnes is known as an Writer, Screenplay, Teleplay, Producer, Actor, Co-Producer, Executive Producer, Characters, Supervising Producer, and Story. Some of his work includes Knight Rider, Gunsmoke, The Shadow Riders, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, The Gambler, Coward of the County, The Sacketts, and The Gambler: The Adventure Continues.
