Television stars of the 1960s
Milburn Stone, James Arness, Amanda Blake and Ken Curtis, "Gunsmoke"Still in reruns, the show was on in primetime for 20 years and 635 episodes. Its appeal undoubtedly lay in Arness' John Wayne-like demanor; Wayne was immensely popular in America. Arness died in 2011. Photo: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive