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The Big Valley was a television Western which ran on ABC from 1965 to 1969. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West between the years of 1860 and 1900 The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. AI Bezzerides, ( August 9, 1908 &ndash January 1, 2007) was an American Novelist and Screenwriter, best known for Edelman. The producer was Levy-Gardner-Laven. Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions was an American Film production company based in Beverly Hills, California. Associate producer Lou Morheim performed the same function on the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven. The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 Western film directed by John Sturges about a group of hired gunmen protecting a Mexican village from The stirring theme was composed by George Duning. George Duning ( February 25, 1908 &ndash February 27, 2000) was an American Musician and film Composer. Paul Henreid, of Casablanca fame, directed a number of episodes. Paul Georg Julius Hernried Freiherr von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10 &ndashMarch 29) known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an Austrian actor and film director Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Four Star Television produced the series. Four Star Television, also called Four Star Films, Four Star Productions, and Four Star International, was an American Television production

It starred Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley, the widowed matriarch of the wealthy, influential Barkley family living in 19th century Stockton in California's central valley. Barbara Stanwyck ( July 16, &ndash January 20,) was an American actress, a star of film and television known during her 60-year career as a Stockton is a City in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the fifth largest agricultural county in the United States The Central Valley is a large flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U Richard Long played Jarrod Thomas Barkley, her eldest son and a respected attorney. Richard Long ( December 17, 1927 - December 21, 1974) was an American Actor best known for his leading roles in several Hot-tempered younger son Nick Barkley, who managed the family ranch, was portrayed by Peter Breck. Peter Breck (born March 13, 1929, Haverhill Massachusetts) is an American Actor who has played roles on Television and Linda Evans played Audra, Victoria's only daughter. Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad on November 18 1942 in Hartford Connecticut) is a Golden Globe -winning and Emmy nominated American Actress In the first episode, Lee Majors was introduced as Heath, the third, and illegitimate son of Victoria's late husband; Heath gradually gained acceptance from the rest of the Barkley clan. Lee Majors (born April 23, 1939) is an American Actor, primarily known for several high profile roles on television in the 1960s 70s and The youngest Barkley son was Eugene, a medical student studying at Berkeley, played by Charles Briles who was drafted. He was seen sporadically in only five first season episodes and then written out. Only once was his name ever mentioned again. The regular cast was rounded out by Napoleon Whiting, as Silas, the Barkleys' majordomo. Napoleon Whiting (b September 21 1910, Mississippi - d October 22 1984, Los Angeles California) was an American A majordomo is the highest ( major) person of a household ( domo) staff one who acts on behalf of the (often absent owner of a typically large residence

The TV series was loosely based on the Hill Ranch located at the western edge of Calaveras County, not far from Stockton (one episode places the Barkley Ranch a few hours ride from town, while another has Jarrod riding passed a Calaveras County sign on his way to the TV series' ranch). The Hill Ranch existed from 1855 until 1931, exceeded 1,000 acres and had the Mokelumne River running through it. Today, the location of the ranch is covered by the waters of Lake Camanche, a reservoir. A California State historical marker standing at Camanche South Shore Park mentions the historic ranch.

In 1854, Hugh Lawson White Hill, aka Lawson, and his wife Euphemia arrived in Stockton. One year later they founded the Hill Ranch. In 1860, Lawson was murdered by Marion Tate (Tate was the last name of an episode's character who worked for the Barkleys and was played by Charles Bronson). After the death of her husband, Euphemia became the matriarch of the family. During their marriage, Lawson and Euphemia had one daughter and three sons. One of the sons, Irving, while not an attorney, had a legal mind (like Jarrod Barkley) and ran for the state legislature. Like Jarrod in an episode about a dam being built, Irving was in favor of a dam being constructed across the Mokelumne River, while many others were against it. Today, this dam is known as Pardee Dam. The Hill family, like the Barkleys, had ties to Spanish families in Santa Fe (Katherine Ross episode).

Just like Barbara Stanwyck portrayed Victoria Barkley, Euphemia was often a task master in running the Hill Ranch which had live stock, a fruit orchard and was best known for growing buhach and having a wealth of gold. Euphemia was better known by the name "Auntie Hill" because of her compassionate outlook in life for helping others. For example, she brought the first teacher and doctor into the area, helped finance the construction of the local town hall and one-room school house. Additionally, she raised two children who had lost their parents. One of these children, J. A. Smith, later became the area's noted judge. Euphemia "Auntie" Hill died at the Hill Ranch in 1910.


Dell Comics published a short-lived comic book for six issues in 1966-69. Dell Comics was the Comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in Pulp magazines. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative (the last issue reprinted the first, and came out two years after issue #5). All issues had photo covers.

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