Dawn Lyn with James Arness in an episode of "Gunsmoke"
Caption: Dawn Lyn with James Arness in an episode of "Gunsmoke"
Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
Born: May 26, 1923
Star sign: Gemini
Height: 6' 7" (2.01 m)
Known for: The Thing from Another World (1951), Gunsmoke (1955), Them! (1954), How the West Was Won (1977)
Source: IMDB
American leading man famed as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness, had formerly been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman of medical supplies and his mother later became a ...