July 2nd 1916 the birthdate of Ken Curtis, future singing cowboy and television legend as Gunsmoke's Festus Haggen
Curtis first appeared on Gunsmoke as Festus on
December 8th 1962, in an episode called "Us Haggens".
He would not become a regular until the next season (the 9th) and
be with the show until its final cancellation in 1975 as loyal sidekick and deputy to Marshall Matt Dillon.
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