A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971

A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971 by Green, Paul. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780786446803.

On September 19, 1962, The Virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. The 1902 novel by Owen Wister had already seen four movie adaptations when Frank Price mentioned the storys series potential to NBC. Filmed in color, The Virginian became televisions first 90-minute western series. Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasons--televisions third longest running western. This work accounts for the entire creative history of The Virginian, including the original inspirations and the motion picture adaptations--but the primary focus is its transformation into television and the ways in which the show changed over time. An extensive episode guide includes title, air date, guest star(s), writers, producers, director and a brief synopsis of each of The Virginians 249 episodes, along with detailed cast and production credits.