the virginian

     

James Drury played the mysterious title character in this '60s drama, the first 90-minute western on TV

Trivia about the virginian

  • Lee J. Cobb played judge Henry Garth, 1st owner of the Shiloh ranch, on this James Drury series 1962-66
  • Published in 1902 & dedicated to Teddy Roosevelt, this Owen Wister novel is a western classic
  • This western novel by Owen Wister created a cliche with the line "When you call me that, smile"
  • Literature of 1902 included this Owen Wister novel of life in Wyoming
  • Owen Wister dedicated this 1902 novel to Teddy Roosevelt, who, like him, was an Eastener who had gone west