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Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, [3] [4] the younger son of Rolf Cirkler Aurness (1894–1982), a businessman, and his wife, Ruth (née Duesler, died 1986), a journalist. Graves's ancestry was Norwegian, German, and English.
James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) and four more made ...
Born: Peter Graves (stage name for Peter Aurness), American actor known for Mission: Impossible; in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2010) Died: John Calvin Coolidge, Sr., 80, U.S. politician and father of President Calvin Coolidge
Aurness is the son of Gunsmoke actor James Arness (who died on June 3, 2011 [4]) and nephew of Mission Impossible actor Peter Graves. [1] [2]In the decade following his World Surfing Championship win Aurness fell out of surfing due to the deaths of his wife, mother, and sister.
Amanda Blake was born Beverly Louise Neill in Buffalo, New York, [2] the only child of Jesse and Louise (née Puckett) Neill. Her father was a banker. Blake was a telephone operator and briefly attended Pomona College before she took up acting.
Peter Graves (Peter Aurness) (1926–2010) – actor (Mission: Impossible television series, Airplane!, 7th Heaven) Dennis Green (1949–2016) – Minnesota Vikings football coach Lauren Green (born 1958) – beauty queen, anchor
The family name had been Aurness, but when Rolf's father, Peter Aurness, emigrated from Norway in 1887, he changed it to Arness." Either James Arness dropped the U from his name when he started acting, or his grandfather dropped the U when he emigrated from Norway. Which was it? (Or did James Arness's father change the name back to "Aurness"?
Beverly Lucy Garland (née Fessenden; October 17, 1926 – December 5, 2008) was an American actress.Her work in feature films primarily consisted of small parts in a few major productions or leads in low-budget action and science-fiction movies; however, she had prominent recurring roles on several popular television series.