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• Who was older, Amanda Blake or James Arness?

  Arness ... born in 1923. Blake was born in Buffalo New York on February 20, 1927.
  

• Amanda Blake's real name is
  • Lisa Gleason.
  • Beverly Louise Neill.
  • Sonya Glossnosnovitch.
  • Amanda Blakowski.
  • Amanda Blake.
    

    Answer: ... Neill

  
  
  

• In 1976, only a few years after she quit Gunsmoke, Amanda Blake was diagnosed as having mouth cancer. The diagnosis prompted her to give up cigarettes. Prior to that, how many packs of cigarettes did she smoke per day?
  

  Two
  

• For her successful bout with cancer in the late 1970's, Amanda Blake was awarded the American Cancer Society's Courage Award in March of 1983. Who was the famous actor who presented her with the award.
  

  Ronald Reagan (Click HERE for a photo.)
  

• In her acceptance speech for the Cancer Society's award, Amanda Blake said ``To me, the big C doesn't stand for cancer. It stands for (what?)"
  

  Cure

• Amanda Blake's husband sued her for divorce in April 1989 and died in later the same year.
  

  True
  

• Micheal Learned, the mom in The Waltons, is Amanda Blake's sister.
  

  False

  Amanda Blake in 1954

• According to Amanda Blake, the social interaction among the Gunsmoke caste stopped when the show did.
  

  False ... Blake said in 1987 ``I see Jim about once a year and Dennis and Buck. We keep track of one another".
  

• Amanda Blake's hobby is
  • eating.
  • jogging.
  • caring for animals.
  • watching old Gunsmoke reruns.
    

    Answer: ... caring for animal

• Amanda Blake's favorite food is shrimp pizza.
  

  False

• According to Dennis Weaver, Gunsmoke's Chester, Amanda Blake had a heart ``as big as a
  • piece of brown rice".
  • grape seed."
  • watermelon."
  • Texas."

    Answer: ... watermelon

• Amanda Blake was born in Buffalo, New York on February 20, 1927.

  True

• Was Amanda Blake a brunette, blonde or red head?
  

  Red head
  
  

• (T/F) Due to her fondness for animals, Blake allowed the use of no animal furs of the set of Gunsmoke.
  

  True. PAWS has named a wildlife refuge for Amanda Blake. Click HERE for details.
  

• Amanda Blake died in August of 1989. The story of her death appeared in both the September 4, 1989 and November 20, 1989 issues of People Magazine. In the later issue, Blake's picture was on the cover. It wasn't on the cover the first time. Why?

  Her death was revealed to be due to AIDS, probably contracted from her bisexual husband, Mark Spaeth. Spaeth died of the disease one year after he and Blake were married. In the first announcement, her death was attributed to be due to a recurrance of her cancer. Blake died in Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California. Like most who die from AIDS, her body was cremated. Amanda Blake has a panel on the AIDS quilt. Click HERE for more information.
  

• To within a half million, what was Amanda Blake's estate worth?
  

  Answer: $400,000 ... She left it all to the Performing Animal Welfare Society or PAWS. The will was contested by members of Blake's family



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