Free Republic 1st Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $9,973
12%  
Woo hoo!! And now less than $4k to reach 13,500 by the end of Jan 15th!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: dondurant

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Don Durant, star of 1950s Western 'Johnny Ringo,' dies at 72

    03/25/2005 7:10:08 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 8 replies · 920+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 3/25/05 | AP - Los Angeles
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - Don Durant, who in the 1950s starred as gunslinger-turned-sheriff "Johnny Ringo" and also sang and wrote the television show's theme song, has died. He was 72. Durant, who had chronic lymphocytic leukemia since 1992, died March 15 at his south Orange County home, family members said. The half-hour series "Johnny Ringo" ran on CBS from 1959 to 1960 and its fast-drawing title character brandished a LeMat handgun that featured an extra barrel that fired a shotgun round. Though it only ran for a season, the Aaron Spelling-produced show generated about 100 toys and other items, including...