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Encyclopedia > The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok was a television series which ran from 1951 through 1958. It starred Guy Madison as the legendary cowboy, Marshal James Butler Hickok, and Andy Devine as his comedy sidekick, Jingles. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Guy Madison Guy Madison (January 19, 1922 - February 6, 1996) was an American film and television actor. ... A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. ... James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837-August 2, 1876) was better known as Wild Bill Hickok. ... Andy Devine (born Jeremiah Schwartz) (October 7, 1905 - February 18, 1977) was a rotund, raspy_voiced character actor and comic cowboy sidekick. ...


The show began in syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958. Devine and Madison also portrayed their roles on radio at the same time. In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The ABC Circle logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


During the 1950s, several episodes of the show were spliced together and released as feature movies: Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ...

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  • The Titled Tenderfoot
  • Marshals In Disguise
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  • Trouble on the Trail
  • The Two Gun Teacher
  • Border City Rustlers
  • Secret of Outlaw Flats
  • Six Gun Decision
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  • The Ghost of Crossbones Canyon
  • Behind Southern Lines
  • Trail of the Arrow
  • The Yellow Haired Kid

External link

  • IMDb entry for Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok(1951 - 1958) (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0043170/)
  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok TV Show (http://www.crazyabouttv.com/adventureswildbillhickok.html) page at Crazy About TV provides trivia, a description, cast information, and an episodes list for the series.
Site History began in 1997 as a few pages at free web space about a few popular TV shows from the 1950s and 1960s. ...

  Results from FactBites:
 
Wild Bill Hickok stories of American Folklore (255 words)
James Butler Hickok (May 27,1837-August 2,1876) was better known as Wild Bill Hickok.
In 1876, while playing poker in Deadwood, South Dakota, Hickok was shot dead by Jack McCall, who thought that Hickok shot McCall's brother in Kansas.
At the time of his death, Hickok held a pair of Aces and a pair of eights, which has since been known as a dead man's hand.
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