James Drury the Virginian rides off into the sunset.

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I still enjoy watching reruns of The Virginian. Great Western/drama show.

Dan Drury was excellent in the role.

RIP

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“James” Drury. Not “Dan.”

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Thank you for the correction.

I don’t know why I thought it was Dan.

James Drury was 85.

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Obligatory IMDb link. Last finished item is 2012 with one in post. Didn’t work much in the late 70s/80s. But busier since. A ton of westerns.

Alas, we lost another crewman from Forbidden Planet. That just leaves Earl Holliman as the only cast member still known to be alive. (There’s a Jimmy Thompson who appeared in Singin’ in the Rain and other such movies. There seems to be a mystery as to what happened to him.) No, I don’t count Robby as a surviving cast member.

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I loved The Virginian. :frowning:

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I watched westerns religiously when I was a kid, but The Virginian came along at about the same time as my teen years came along, and my interests had moved on. I may have to give it a shot. I did read the book by Owen Wister for a class I took many years ago, however.

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85 doesn’t seem as old as it used to…

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[Moderating]

Title corrected.

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Thank you.

I figured out how I got the name screwed up.

I had The Virginian, James Drury mixed up with Dan Duryea. Another great actor. He did Westerns and dramas. Duryea played likeable villains.Duryea guest starred on the Virginian in one episode.

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One of my faves as well.