#Lorne Greene

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Betty White and Lorne Greene hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City in 1965.

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Battlestar Galactica lobby cards (1978)

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CBC Radio personalities of the 1940s

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I mostly drew this to teach myself how to draw a "water" effect. And it was another excuse to keep drawing the Cartwrights. Mission accomplished I guess.¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

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Lorne Greene's American West

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Today in the Department of Before They Were Star Trek Stars, DeForest Kelley guest stars in "The Honor of Cochise," episode 3 of the third season of Bonanza (original air date Oct 8, 1961).

Kelley plays Captain Moss Johnson, an Army officer who stumbles into the Cartwrights' camp claiming to be the sole survivor of a battle with the Apache. The Apache catch up with him, take Adam Cartwright prisoner, and demand Johnson be turned over in exchange for his release. When Ben Cartwright goes to parley with Cochise, the Apache leader, he is told that Johnson killed an entire Apache settlement - including women and children - with a "peace offering" of poisoned food.

Johnson claims he was following orders, but when his commanding officer arrives he is placed under arrest, which satisfies Cochise. The Army will neither confirm nor deny Johnson's claim, and we're left to wonder what the whole truth is.

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The cast of the television series 'Bonanza' attend an award ceremony, circa 1960.

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okay. seriously. i want to know how many people are still in the Bonanza fandom

you all know the drill. reblog and tag (please?)

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“Bonanza,” starring Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, and Pernell Roberts, premiered on NBC-TV #OnThisDay in 1959. It ran for 14 seasons, until January 1973.

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The guys bust a ghost at Lornes Greenhouse and Garden Center, a reference to actor Lorne Greene, best known for his role in the western Bonanza. (A Ghost Grows in Brooklyn)

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check your local listings

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Got a confession…Was surprised that I had some lustful reactions while watching a few episodes of Bonanza. (Please don’t judge) Did any of the actors catch your attention from that show?

Definitely…

Growing up, watching re-runs of Bonanza I had thing for Lorne Greene. I also had a thing for Pernell Roberts. But only in his later years when he was on Trapper John, M.D.. And I had a thing for David Canary. Again, later in his career when was on All My Children. It was only in the last 5 to 10 years that I developed a thing for Dan Blocker surprisingly. Also surprising, I NEVER had a thing for Michael Landon. Till this day, I watch re-runs when I get a chance.

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Richard Hatch and Lorne Greene in Battlestar Galactica (1978)

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More from the Department of Before They Were Star Trek Stars: DeForest Kelley in "The Decision," episode 12 of the second season of BONANZA (original air date December 16, 1962).

Kelley plays gruff, wisecracking Dr. Jons (typecasting!), the only doctor in a remote trail town, who's been falsely convicted of murder after accidentally killing a man in self-defense. The deceased had been threatening Mrs. Jons, and although there was eyewitness testimony to the accidental death, both the judge and sheriff had personal grudges with the doctor. (The judge's wife had died on the operating table after he delayed getting treatment for her until it was too late, and the sheriff was left with a limp after a broken leg.) Ben Cartwright arranges for a temporary parole so he can treat a gravely injured Hoss, and then persuades the judge to reconsider and overturn the conviction.

When Ben first meets Jons, he asks if he's the doctor, and Jons replies, "Not a doctor, a condemned murderer." It's the old switcheroo!