*Image from Wikipedia Dennis Weaver was born nine ty years ago today. Weaver was born and raised on a farm in Missouri. He was a track and field athlete at the University of Oklahoma, then served as a Navy pilot in World War II. He was a 'registered' Cherokee and a respected actor. He starred in the television movie, Duel , which some say launched Steven Spielberg's career and is still one of the greatest movies ever made for television. He starred in the successful television series Gentle Ben , and later, as McCloud . Wonderful accomplishments, but to me, he will always and forever be Chester Goode from Gunsmoke . Oh, didn't we love him? Mr. Dillon! Mr. Dillon! The faithful sidekick, with a drawl and a limp, who always came through just in the nick of time when Mr. Dillon needed him. In fact, I loved him so much, I wrote a poem about Gunsmoke when I was i...
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