1991 Event 356th and final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd only to Gunsmoke 1991 Death Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies 1989 Death Amanda Blake, actress (Gunsmoke), dies at 58 1975 Event Gunsmoke resigns the air 1961 Event CBS radio cancels "Gunsmoke" 1958 Event 10th Emmy Awards: Gunsmoke, Robert Young and Jane Wyatt 1955 Event "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV 1938 Birthday Buck Taylor, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Monroes, Gunsmoke 1917 Birthday Dabbs Greer, born in Fairview, Missouri, actor, Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie 1888 Birthday Hank Patterson, Alabama, actor, Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres