Unfortunately, tragedy struck when jenny died from a drug overdose in 1975. Gunsmoke actor james arness passed away on friday at the age of 88. However, james arness found love for the second.
“jim passed away this morning at home with his wife of natural causes. James arness, the minnesota city boy who became television's strongest, most stoic symbol of the old west, died friday at age 88 of natural causes. Actor james arness, who personified the tall, rugged lawman of the american frontier as marshal matt dillon on gunsmoke, u.s.
James arness, who played marshal matt dillon on tv's gunsmoke, has died. Virginia also succumbed to a drug in 1977. The actor, who also appeared in more than 30.