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Mar 28, 2023

Amanda Blake of “Gunsmoke” Plans to Stay Single

Mar. 28, 1963 - Amanda Blake, who can be found in Dodge City’s Long Branch saloon at 10 p.m. every Saturday night on television, never...

Mar 27, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Naked City”

Mar. 27, 1963 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a psychotic who leads a burglary ring has an unfortunate habit of bursting into a murderous rage...

Mar 25, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Lucy Show”

Mar. 25, 1963 - Tonight on “The Lucy Show,” Lucy and Vivian's sons’ Boy Scout club make a replica of the White House out of sugar cubes....

Mar 24, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Lassie”

Mar. 24, 1963 - Tonight on “Lassie,” learning that traditional bluebird nesting sites are declining, Timmy (Jon Provost) builds...

Mar 23, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”

Mar. 23, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” an orphaned Indian boy (Edmund Vargas) latches on to a cowboy (Ron Hayes) in need of work. The two...

Mar 22, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Rawhide”

Mar. 22, 1963 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” the drovers find two stranded nuns (Virginia Gregg and Nina Shipman) who rescued a Comanchero...

Mar 21, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Perry Mason”

Mar. 21, 1963 - Tonight on “Perry Mason,” Eva Belter (Patricia Barry) is caught in a photo leaving an illegal gambling club with a...

Mar 21, 2023

Euthanasia Practiced on “Dr. Kildare,” a TV First

Mar. 21, 1963 - Euthanasia is practiced by a doctor for the first time on a television series in an episode filmed for NBC’s “Dr....

Mar 20, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Virginian”

Mar. 20, 1963 - Tonight on “The Virginian,” Ed Frazer (Howard Duff, left) returns to Medicine Bow after serving three years for burglary....

Mar 19, 2023

Tonight on “The Dick Powell Show”

Mar. 19, 1963 - Tonight on “The Dick Powell Show,” nightclubowner Charlie (Anthony Franciosa) resists the attempts of a big-time gangster...

Mar 18, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Ben Casey”

Mar. 18, 1963 - Tonight on “Ben Casey,” after pro quarterback Terry Dunne (Neville Brand, pictured in 1950) is diagnosed with a serious...

Mar 17, 2023

Mar. 17, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” an alcoholic saloon girl (Ruta Lee) changes her life with the

Mar. 17, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” an alcoholic saloon girl (Ruta Lee) changes her life with the help of Ben and an ex-prizefighter...

Mar 17, 2023

Vincent Edwards, TV’s “Ben Casey,” Big in Japan

Mar. 17, 1963 - Vincent Edwards (pictured in Japan) is riding a huge wave of fan enthusiasm in Japan since “Ben Casey” hit the top of...

Mar 15, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour”

Mar. 15, 1963 - Tonight on “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” after killing a woman, a man (Dean Jagger) is chosen to be a juror for the trial...

Mar 14, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”

Mar. 14, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” astronaut Robert Gaines (Steve Forrest, right) returns from space to a world that is...

Mar 12, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Untouchables”

Mar. 12, 1963 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” a World War I veteran (Frank Sutton, right with John Larkin) runs one of the city's most...

Mar 12, 2023

James Arness Asks for Custody of Three Children

Mar. 12, 1963 - Exclusive custody of three children was demanded today by television actor James Arness (pictured in 1956) in a suit for...

Mar 12, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Combat!”

Mar. 12, 1963 - Tonight’s episode of “Combat!” (7:30 p.m. on ABC) was less written than improvised. Producer-director Robert Altman took...

Mar 11, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Mar. 11, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Andy must protect Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) from a charming but dishonest traveling...

Mar 10, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”

Mar. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Adam (Pernell Roberts, right) helps a beautiful woman (Aneta Corsaut, left) and her father (Ludwig...