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wrote on September 10, 2020
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Ah yes, those early years of television. By the time of The Rifleman we had grown from our initial 12" screen to a whopping 17", although still black and white. I had forgotten The Rifleman until I encountered some episodes on American Movie Classics. Looking at those programs now I am impressed at the natural acting of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. They could have easily been real-life father and son. I am saddened to hear of Johnny acquiring Alzheimer's, something all too many of us encounter as we progress through our senior years. Nothing, however, can erase our life accomplishments, which for Johnny were so many, from one of the original Mouseketeers to child actor to rodeo rider to band leader. And how wonderful that he married his high-school sweetheart. Please thank Johnny for the many hours of enjoyment The Rifleman has provided me. Lucas and Mark McCain will live on long after all of us have departed this fair planet.
Ah yes, those early years of television. By the time of The Rifleman we had grown from our initial 12" screen to a whopping 17", although still black and white. I had forgotten The Rifleman until I encountered some episodes on American Movie Classics.
Looking at those programs now I am impressed at the natural acting of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. They could have easily been real-life father and son. I am saddened to hear of Johnny acquiring Alzheimer's, something all too many of us encounter as we progress through our senior years. Nothing, however, can erase our life accomplishments, which for Johnny were so many, from one of the original Mouseketeers to child actor to rodeo rider to band leader. And how wonderful that he married his high-school sweetheart. Please thank Johnny for the many hours of enjoyment The Rifleman has provided me. Lucas and Mark McCain will live on long after all of us have departed this fair planet.... Collapse
Looking at those programs now I am impressed at the natural acting of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. They could have easily been real-life father and son. I am saddened to hear of Johnny acquiring Alzheimer's, something all too many of us encounter as we progress through our senior years. Nothing, however, can erase our life accomplishments, which for Johnny were so many, from one of the original Mouseketeers to child actor to rodeo rider to band leader. And how wonderful that he married his high-school sweetheart. Please thank Johnny for the many hours of enjoyment The Rifleman has provided me. Lucas and Mark McCain will live on long after all of us have departed this fair planet.... Collapse