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I’ve been watching the western anthology series “Death Valley Days” the past six weeks. I was startled to see Clint in a small role in “The Last Letter” episode which aired Dec 8, 1956. He appeared in a couple of TV shows in 1955, so this was among his earliest acting gigs.

I just watched his first appearance in a 1956 TV Western where he played a young U.S. Calvary lieutenant. It was in a fairly obscure western called "Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches."

[ProtectOurFreedom]

That was on the "TV Reader's Digest" TV show (which I've never heard of). It was a 30-minute American television anthology drama series, which aired on ABC from January 17, 1955, to July 9, 1956. It was based on articles that appeared in Reader's Digest magazine. The episodes were true stories that were varied in their themes, plots, and content. Themes included crime, heroism, mystery, romance, and human interest.

That was a short-run program, only 18 months.

Sounds like a take-off from "Death Valley Days."