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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 ...
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- John Lyman Meston, July 30, 1914, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
- 1940s–1970s
- Scriptwriter
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.
- July 30, 1914
- March 24, 1979
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...
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," along with producer Norman MacDonnell, essentially starting the adult.
- Writer
- July 30, 1914
- John Meston
- March 24, 1979
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...
Overview. Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.
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Biography. 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," along with producer Norman MacDonnell, essentially starting the adult western on radio and television and setting the tone and style which ...
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