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Mar 1, 2022 · James Arness, famous as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, "Gunsmoke," was born to Rolf Aurness and Ruth Duesler Graves. His father was a vendor for surgical instruments while his mom stayed home to tend the house and raise the kids — she later became a newspaper columnist, and her marriage with Rolf ...
Ruth Eleanore Duesler Aurness Salisbury. Birth. 25 Feb 1899. Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA. Death. 14 Sep 1986 (aged 87) Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA. Burial. Lakewood Cemetery. Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map. Plot. Chapel, Tier G, Niche 69. Memorial ID. 49750713. · View Source.
When Ruth Eleanore Duesler was born on 26 February 1899, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, her father, Hess Graves Duesler, was 39 and her mother, Mabel A Schraudenbach, was 25. She married Rolf Cirkler Aurness on 30 August 1920, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
Apr 28, 2022 · Ruth Eleanore Salisbury Duesler in The Minneapolis Journal - Aug 24 1901. Ruth E Duesler in New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972. Ruth Eleanore Salisbury Aurness (born Duesler) in MyHeritage family trees (Boyle-Aurness Web Site) view all.
Jun 3, 2011 · When the show premiered in 1955, mother Ruth Aurness told the Star Tribune that she was distressed about the kind of character her son had signed up to play. "But I suppose I have to think...
6′ 6¾″ (2.00 m) Mini Bio. American leading man famed as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness, had formerly been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness.
When Gunsmoke premiered in 1955, Arness's mother Ruth Aurness said she was distressed about the kind of character her son had signed up to play. "But I suppose I have to think about his career," she said. Arness credited much of his success in playing tough characters to his Minnesota upbringing.
