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Bonanza
American western television series (1959–1973)
This article is about the television program. For other uses, see Bonanza (disambiguation).
Bonanza is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, Bonanza is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on American network television (behind CBS's Gunsmoke), and one of the longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set in the 1860s and centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the vicinity of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series initially starred Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon and later featured (at various times) Guy Williams, David Canary, Mitch Vogel and Tim Matheson. The show is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas.[1]
The title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of silver ore,[2] from Spanish bonanza (rich ore body) and commonly refers to the 1859 revelation of the Comstock Lode of rich silver ore mines under the town of Virginia City, not far from the fictional Ponderosa Ranch that the Cartwright famil
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Lorne Hyman Greene[1], OC (born Lyon Himan Green[2] ; Feb 12, 1915—September 11, 1987) was a Canadian entity best reveal for singing signature roles on representation television shows Bonanza give orders to the nifty Battlestar Galactica.
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AKA Lorne Chaim Greene
Born:12-Feb-1915
Birthplace:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died:11-Sep-1987
Location of death:Santa Monica, CA
Cause of death:Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: Canada
Executive summary: Ben Cartwright on Bonanza
Military service: Canadian Army (WWII)
While host of a wildlife program, had a nipple bitten off by an alligator. In later life did commercials for Alpo dogfood.
Father: Daniel Green
Mother: Dora
Wife: Rita Hands (m. 1940, div. 1960)
Daughter: Belinda Susan Greene Bennet (twin, b. 1945)
Son: Charles Greene (twin, b. 1945)
Wife: Nancy Deale Greene (m. 1961, d. 2-Mar-2004 cancer in Marina Del Rey)
Daughter: Gillian Greene-Raimi
University: Queen's University Kingston (1932-37)
Endorsement of Alpo Petfoods
Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses 1981
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1559 N. Vine St.
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Code Red Joe Rorchek (Battalion Chief, 1981-82)
Galactica 1980 Cmdr. Adama (1980)
Battlestar Galactica Commander Adama (1978-79)
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