I knew i had to have. Webaug 18, 1989 · amanda blake, who played the kindhearted saloonkeeper miss kitty in the ''gunsmoke'' television series for 19 years, died of oral cancer on wednesday at mercy. Webmay 13, 2020 · amanda blake was at cbs when she heard that there were plans in the works to make the gunsmoke radio show into a television pilot.

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