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He produced The Restless Gun (1957–59), The Cowboys television version (1974), and a prequel series featuring younger versions of the Bonanza characters called Ponderosa (2001), which was produced with Beth Sullivan.
- Wendy D. Czarnecki, Fred Dortort
- City College of New York, 1936
- 1957–2001
- David Solomon Katz, October 23, 1916, New York City
David Dortort produced the series. The television show followed the exploits of seven boys who worked on a ranch in 1870s New Mexico. The Cowboys was conceived as an hour-long series, but ABC decided to reduce the running time to a half-hour format. The format change did not lead to increased viewers, and the show was the victim of early ...
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Sep 8, 2010 · By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times. Sept. 8, 2010 12 AM PT. David Dortort, the creator and producer of “Bonanza,” the long-running television western that was untraditional in its emphasis on ...
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When his ranch hands abandon him to join a gold rush, aging rancher Wil Andersen must find replacement drovers for his 400-mile (640 km) cattle drive. He rides into deserted Bozeman, Montana, where his friend Anse Peterson suggests hiring local schoolboys. Andersen visits the school, but departs, skeptical that such immature boys could handle the j...
Robert Carradine made his feature film debut in the film, as did fellow child actor Stephen Hudis. The production was filmed at various locations in New Mexico and Colorado, as well as at Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank, California.[citation needed]
The Cowboys has earned somewhat mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 80% based on reviews from 15 critics, with an average score of 7.00/10, while, on Metacritic, it has a score of 52/100 based on reviews from seven critics. The film received praise for its musical score, the original plot, and John Wayne's p...
In 1974, Warner Bros. developed The Cowboys as a television series for ABC starring Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, and Moses Gunn. David Dortort, best known for Bonanza, The High Chaparral, and The Restless Gun, produced the series. A Martinez, Robert Carradine, Sean Kelly, and Clay O'Brien were all in both the film and the television series, though onl...
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- January 13, 1972
He produced The Restless Gun (1957–59), The Cowboys television version (1974), and a prequel series featuring younger versions of the Bonanza characters called Ponderosa (2001), which was produced with Beth Sullivan. In 1979–1980, he created the 13-week CBS miniseries, The Chisholms.
David Dortort, best known for Bonanza and The High Chaparral, produced the series. The television show, like the movie, followed the exploits of seven boys who worked on a ranch in 1870s New Mexico. The Cowboys began as an hour-long series, but ABC decided to reduce running time to a half hour format.
Sep 8, 2010 · Sept. 8, 2010 12 AM PT. 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 ...
