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Amanda Blake
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Amanda Blake
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1929-02-20,Buffalo, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Amanda Blake was an American actress known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the television western Gunsmoke. Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill; February 20, 1929 – August 16, 1989) was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the Western television series Gunsmoke. Along with her fourth husband, Frank Gilbert, she ran one of the first successful programs for breeding cheetahs in captivity. Early life Amanda Blake was born Beverly Louise Neill in Buffalo, New York, 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. Blake attended Brenau Academy from 1944 to 1945. She then served on the board of advisors and became a trustee. Career In the late 1940s, Blake was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as the studio saw her as its next Greer Garson. She appeared in a few Hollywood films, such as the 1952 western Cattle Town and in the starring role of Miss Robin Crusoe, a 1954 adaptation of the Robinson Crusoe adventure. In 1954, she appeared in A Star Is Born. Blake became best known for her 19-year stint as the saloon-keeper Miss Kitty on the television series Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1974. On February 27, 1974, Blake brought a lion named Kemo on to the Gunsmoke set. Because of her continuing role on television, Blake rarely had time for films. She did appear on a number of television shows, including a recurring comedy routine on The Red Skelton Show; as a celebrity on Hollywood Squares, Tattletales, and the 1970s revival of Match Game; and comedy appearances on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. In 1957, Blake guest-starred as Betty Lavon-Coate in the episode titled "Coate of Many Colors" on Rod Cameron's crime drama, State Trooper. Later, after a Gunsmoke reunion film, she made two feature-film appearances: in The Boost, a drug-addiction drama starring James Woods and Sean Young, and B.O.R.N, both in 1988. Personal life Blake was married five times, first to Jack Shea (1952–53), then Don Whitman in 1954, divorced from him in 1956. After the divorce from Whitman, she would go to the 'saloon set' of Gunsmoke. Blake felt like it was home to her on the days when she was not needed. She married Austin, Texas, city councilman Mark Edward Spaeth in 1984. Spaeth died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1985. Declining health and death In 1977 Blake, who was a heavy cigarette smoker, developed oral cancer that was successfully treated with surgery. She became a supporter of the American Cancer Society and made fundraising appearances throughout the country. On August 16, 1989, Blake died of AIDS-related hepatitis at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California, at the age of 60. Her death was initially attributed to throat cancer but, after her death, her doctor publicly announced her death was due to complications from AIDS. It is not known how Blake contracted the disease. Blake's close friends insisted that she was not a drug user or sexually promiscuous, and that she may have acquired AIDS from her fifth husband who also died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1985. CLR From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

7.1

A Star Is Born
1954-10-01

6.766

Lili
1953-03-10

10

Clown Alley
1966-11-09

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

6.5

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987-09-27

Miss Robin Crusoe

6.5

Miss Robin Crusoe
1953-11-01

7

Sabre Jet
1953-09-04

About Mrs. Leslie

7.429

About Mrs. Leslie
1954-08-03

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

5.8

The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954-10-01

Stars in My Crown

6.99

Stars in My Crown
1950-05-11

The Glass Slipper

6.296

The Glass Slipper
1955-03-24

5.7

High Society
1955-04-17

7.6

Cattle Town
1952-09-06

5.857

Betrayal
1974-12-03

6.1

Scarlet Angel
1952-06-20

Smuggler's Gold

7

Smuggler's Gold
1951-05-05

The Family Secret

6.071

The Family Secret
1951-10-21

4.5

B.O.R.N.
1989-10-26

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

6.2

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
1950-11-21

Duchess of Idaho

4.875

Duchess of Idaho
1950-07-14

A Star Is Born World Premiere

8

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28

5.658

The Boost
1988-12-23

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.878

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

The Edge of Night

6.556

The Edge of Night
1956-04-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.4

The Quest
1976-05-13

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

6.727

Brothers
1984-07-13

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973-09-14

The Red Skelton Show

7.421

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

Four Star Playhouse

6.818

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

5.714

State Trooper
1956-09-25

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

6.727

Brothers
1984-07-13

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.667

The Pet Set
1971-01-25

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11