Ken Curtis was the son in law to John Ford. Was also pallbearer to Ward Bond along with John Wayne, John Ford, Terry Wilson (Bill Hawks), and Frank McGrarf (Charlie Wooster). Bond willed to John Wayne the shotgun Wayne used when he accidently shot Bond in the butt.
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I loved Ken Curtis in Paladin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-EzH7VyNbk (Ken Curtis singing “Noah’s Dove” on Paladin)