Do you think that NBC gave Richard Boone a raw deal by canceling his anthology series, The Richard Boone Show, or do you think they had every right to pull the plug on an underperforming show?
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - He Never Thought Hollywood Was On The Artist's Side 02:03 - His Shifting Priorities 06:34 - His Final Years Were Consumed With Resentment 07:55 - Outro
The 1950s are often considered to be the Golden Age of classic television. During this decade, the budding medium produced some of the most memorable and groundbreaking pieces of drama and situational comedies of TV history. The decade also gave us some of the most noteworthy stars as well. One of these stars is the man that we'll be discussing today in this facts-packed video.
Richard Boone was an American actor who was best known for his starring roles in Westerns including his iconic portrayal of a man called Paladin in CBS' Have Gun – Will Travel. The series aired both on the radio and on television from 1957 to 1963. Not only did Boone star in the series, but he directed many of its episodes and served as its narrator.
Boone's perspective was that television and the people that were making a living in the medium weren't living up to its full potential. For the six years that he played Paladin, Boone did his best to prove that he was more than capable of providing audiences with a compelling and entertaining narrative that captured their imaginations and swept them off to a bygone era of the American southwest that has come to take on this almost legendary status.
Throughout his acting career, Boone starred in over 50 films, but by the 1970s he was in the twilight years of his time in the spotlight. Boone eventually passed away on January 10, 1981, at the age of 63. In the years that proceeded his passing, he lived with strong resentment and deep animosity over how his career played out – especially in its latter years. Join us as we attempt to unravel why Boone felt so cheated and disrespected by the industry that at one point paraded him around like their little poster boy.
Why Richard Boone Died With a Strong Hate in His Heart
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