By the time he was 14 he stood more than 6'6" and had. The exercise and the fresh air must have done him good. He was the designated woodchopper for the family. Most of his summers were spent at Ox Lake, where his family rented a cabin on an island in the middle of that pristine body of water some 60 miles west of Duluth. Arness said he had a wonderful childhood in the Minnesota of the 1920’s and 30’s, and especially enjoyed hunting, fishing, and sailing. His father was half Norwegian and half German, and his mother was purely German.
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His most invigorating performance in the role of Marshal Matt Dillon in the TV show Gunsmoke endowed him with immense prosperity and respect as a formidable TV actor. He was one of the most enduring stars, having portrayed roles in both television and cinema. His obituaries say he was Norwegian, but that’s only a quarter of the story. James Arness was a famous American actor of the mid-twentieth century. Jim Arness was born and reared in Minnesota. Arness has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return.
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They stand in stark contrast to more than a few of the stars today, who can make only contrived attempts to imitate men. James Arness (born James King Aurness, June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the CBS television series Gunsmoke. Once there were many in Hollywood who were decorated veterans of the war.
Although renewed interest in World War II during the last several years has made some aware of Arness’s service, few knew of it while he starred on Gunsmoke-or of the severity of the wound he had suffered. On JanuCorporal Arness landed on the Anzio Beachead during Operation Shingle. He served as a rifleman in the 2nd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division. I think of him as the father of one of my childhood friends and as one of the last actors in Hollywood to have fought in World War II. James Arness, of Minneapolis Minnesota, registered for service with the US Army on Jat the age of 19 years old.
Everyone thinks of him as Matt Dillon, the brave and incorruptible town marshal of Dodge City in the television series Gunsmoke.
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