Ken Curtis

I joined Tommy Dorsey at the Paramount Theater in New York as a singer. I replaced Frank Sinatra. ↗

— Ken Curtis

#frank #frank sinatra #i #joined #new

I really miss Gunsmoke. It was like losing my whole family. ↗

— Ken Curtis

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I wouldn't care if they tattoo Festus all over. He's been good to me. ↗

— Ken Curtis

#care #good #i #me #over

I'd stop in the middle of a gun fight and sing a song. ↗

— Ken Curtis

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I'm really proud of Gunsmoke. We put on a good show every week - one that families could all watch together without offending anyone. ↗

— Ken Curtis

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I've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West. ↗

— Ken Curtis

#besides #doing #dramatic #dramatic roles #grew

In this business you break a leg and 150 other people are out of work while production is shut down. It's not like you were an accountant and could still work with your leg in a cast. ↗

— Ken Curtis

#break #business #cast #could #down

The scenes in the show were filmed with a crew of really excellent stunt jumpers, but we had the feel of the parachutes, so we could be more realistic in the roles. ↗

— Ken Curtis

#crew #excellent #feel #filmed #had

We did some jumping at the start of the show. We went out without telling anyone - and the studio liked to kill us. They were threatened with cancellation of their production insurance. ↗

— Ken Curtis

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