The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
One of the earliest adult Westerns to air on television, The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp starred Hugh O'Brian in the title role as the legendary lawman. The series ran on ABC from 1955-61. The series was different from a lot of westerns at the time in that the episodes ran more or less in chronological order as it depicted events in the life of the title character.
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06x37 The Outlaws Cry Murder (5) Aired: Jun. 27, 1961- Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers are charged with murder after the gunfight at the OK Corral. [continue reading]
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Season Guides
- Season 6 (1960-1961)
- Season 5 (1959-1960)
- Season 4 (1958-1959)
- Season 3 (1957-1958)
- Season 2 (1956-1957)
Previous Episodes
- 01x05 Wyatt Earp … (Oct. 04, 1955)
- 01x01 Wyatt Earp … (Sep. 06, 1955)
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Frank McDonald (43 episodes)
- Paul Landres (24 episodes)
- Roy Rowland (4 episodes)
Writers
- Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (55 episodes)
- John Dunkel (5 episodes)
- Frank Gruber (4 episodes)
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- This show, along with Gunsmoke helped launch a great era of the TV western. Westerns became so popular on TV that by the end of the 1950s, there would be as many as 40 Westerns in prime time.
- The role of Wyatt Earp was originally offered to George Montgomery, but he turned it down because he had commitments for several western films and couldn't get out of them. 'Hugh OBrian was…
[show]The role of Wyatt Earp was originally offered to George Montgomery, but he turned it down because he had commitments for several western films and couldn't get out of them. 'Hugh OBrian was then awarded the part.
[hide] - Shown on ABC from 6 September 1955 -26 September 1961. The series ended with an unusual five-part episode where Earp discovered crooked goin's on by the evil Clantons at the OK Corral with a…
[show]Shown on ABC from 6 September 1955 -26 September 1961. The series ended with an unusual five-part episode where Earp discovered crooked goin's on by the evil Clantons at the OK Corral with a climatic final shoot out.
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