Novels

   Even after the movie was over, or the television set turned off for the night, you could sneak back into your room or go climb a tree someplace and enjoy your favorite Western character in a different way; through a novel.

 

A book allows you to be involved in the story in a different way. Sometimes, the stories vary a little from what you're used to seeing on the screen (but they romanticize the hero or heroine just as much, if not more), and sometimes the books actually came before the film.  

This is true for The Lone Ranger novels. The first one (The Lone Ranger) was published in 1936, after the radio show first aired in 1933, and many years before The Lone Ranger would air on TV in 1949. Fran Striker wrote the novels, and was involved in both the radio and TV shows. A couple of the books -- The Lone Ranger and The Lone Ranger and Mystery Ranch -- were written for adults rather than younger people.

 "Hopalong Cassidy" was first in novels, and then in movies and radio shows and television shows, and the character Clarence E. Mulford originally wrote about bears little resemblance to the other "Hoppies."  Mulford's Hoppy was not the polished, clean-cut man that Bill Boyd brought to the screen, and the novels had a strong vein of realism running through them that was eventually lost.

Whitman Publishing Company published many Authorized TV Editions, including stories about Clint Walker's "Cheyenne," Gail Davis' "Annie Oakley," and Nick Adam's "Johnny Yuma (The Rebel)." See list below.

(Note: this is a working page, and I will be updating and modifying it from time to time.)    



Whitman Authorized TV Editions

Annie Oakley in Danger at Diablo by Doris Schroeder

Annie Oakley: Double Trouble by Doris Schroeder 

Bat Masterson by Wayne C. Lee

The Big Valley by Charles Heckelmann

Bonanza: Heroes of the Wild West by B. L. Bonham

Bonanza: Killer Lion by Steve Frazee

Bonanza: Treachery Trail by Harry Whittington

Cheyenne and the Lost Gold of Lion Park by Steve Frazee

Circus Boy: War on Wheels by Dorothea J. Snow

Circus Boy: Under the Big Top by Dorothea J. Snow

Dale Evans: Danger In Crooked Canyon by Helen Hale

F Troop: The Great Indian Uprising by William Johnston

Fury and The Lone Pine Mystery by William Fenton

Fury and the Mystery at Trappers' Hole by Troy Nesbit

Gene Autry and the Badmen of Broken Bow (1951) by Snowden Miller

Gene Autry and the Big Valley Grab (1952) by W. H. Hutchinson

Gunsmoke by Doris Schroeder

Gunsmoke by Robert Turner

Gunsmoke: Showdown on Front Street by Paul S. Newman

Have Gun, Will Travel by Barlow Meyers

The High Chaparral: Apache Way by Steve Frazee

Maverick by Charles I. Coombs

The Rebel by H. A. DeRosso

The Restless Gun by Barlow Meyers

The Rifleman by Cole Fannin

Rin Tin Tin and Call to Danger by Doris Schroeder

Rin Tin Tin: The Ghost Wagon Train by Cole Fannin

Rin Tin Tin's Rinty by Julie Campbell

Wagon Train by Troy Nesbit

Wells Fargo and Danger Station by Sam Allison

Wyatt Earp by Monica Hill



Lone Ranger novels by Fran Striker 

The Lone Ranger (1936)

The Lone Ranger and the Mystery Ranch (1938)

The Lone Ranger and the Gold Robbery (1939)

The Lone Ranger and the Outlaw Stronghold (1939)

The Lone Ranger and Tonto (1940)

The Lone Ranger at the Haunted Gulch (1941)

The Lone Ranger Traps the Smugglers (1942)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1943)

The Lone Ranger Rides North (1946)

The Lone Ranger and the Silver Bullet (1947)

The Lone Ranger on Powderhorn Trail (1949)

The Lone Ranger in Wild Horse Canyon (1950)

The Lone Ranger West of Maverick Pass (1951)

The Lone Ranger on Gunsight Mesa (1953)

The Lone Ranger and the Bitter Spring Feud (1954)

The Lone Ranger and the Trouble on the Santa Fe (1955)

The Lone Ranger on Red Butte Trail (1956)

The Lone Ranger and the Code of the West (1957)



Roy Rogers 
(note: These books come in various lengths, but most of them are very short books,  meant for children)

Roy Rogers Robinhood of the Range (1942)

Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys (1943) by Elizabeth Beecher/Irwin Myers

Roy Rogers and the Gopher Creek Gunman (1945) by Don Middleton

Roy Rogers at the Crossed Feathers Ranch (1945) by H.C. Thomas

Roy Rogers and the Raiders of Sawtooth Ridge (1946) by Snowden Miller

Roy Rogers and the Dwarf-Cattle Ranch (1947) by Don Middleton

Roy Rogers and the Deadly Treasure (1947) by Gaylord DuBois

Roy Rogers and the Mystery of Howling Mesa (1948 or '46?)

Roy Rogers and Robber's Roost (1948)

Roy Rogers and the Snowbound Outlaws (1948)

Roy Rogers and the Mystery of the Lazy M (1949)

Roy Rogers and the Ghost of Mystery Rancho (1950) by Walker A. Tompkins

Roy Rogers and the Outlaws of Sundown Valley (1950) by Snowden Miller

Roy Rogers Range Detective (1950)

Roy Rogers at the Lane Ranch (1950)

Roy Rogers' Trigger to the Rescue (1950)

Roy Rogers on the Double-R Ranch (1951)

Roy Rogers and the Sure 'nough Cowpoke (1952) by Elizabeth Beecher

Roy Rogers and the Rimrod Renegades (1952) by Snowden Miller

Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys (1953) by Elizabeth Beecher

Roy Rogers and the New Cowboy (1953) by A.N Bedford

Roy Rogers' Bullet and Trigger Wild Horse Roundup (1953) by Elizabeth Beecher

Roy Rogers' Bullet Leads the Way (1953) by Frances Wood

Roy Rogers and the Trail of the Zeroes (1954) by Packer Elton

Roy Rogers and the Desert Treasure (1954) by Alice Sankey

Roy Rogers in Surprise for Donnie (1954) by Alice Sankey

Roy Rogers and Cowboy Toby (1954) by Elizabeth Beecher

Roy Rogers and the Enchanted Canyon (1954) by Jim Rivers

Dale Evans and the Lost Gold Mine (1954) by Monica Hill/Jane Werner Watson

Roy Rogers and the Brasada Bandits (1955) by Cole Fannin

Roy Rogers and the Mountain Lion (1955) by Ann McGovern

Roy Rogers' Favorite Western Stories (1956) by Dorothea J. Snow

Dale Evans and Buttermilk (1956) by Rose Welden

Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys (1956) by Cole Fannin 

Dale Evans and the Coyote (1956) by Gladys Wyatt

Roy Rogers and the Indian Sign (1956) by Gladys Wyatt

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in Big Toppers (1956)

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in River of Peril (1957) by Cole Fannin

Dale Evans and Danger in Crooked Canyon (1958) by Helen Hale



Hopalong Cassidy

Bar 20 (1907) by Clarence Mulford

The Orphan (1908) by Clarence Mulford

Hopalong Cassidy (1910) by Clarence Mulford

Bar-20 Days (1911) by Clarence Mulford

Buck Peters, Ranchman (1912) by Clarence Mulford

The Coming of Cassidy (1913) by Clarence Mulford

The Man From Bar-20 (1918) by Clarence Mulford

Johnny Nelson (1920) by Clarence Mulford

The Bar-20 Three (1921) by Clarence Mulford

Tex (1922) by Clarence Mulford

Bring Me His Ears (1922) by Clarence Mulford

Black Buttes (1923) by Clarence Mulford

Rustler's Valley (1924) by Clarence Mulford

Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1924) by Clarence Mulford

Cottonwood Gulch (1925) by Clarence Mulford

Hopalong Cassidy's Protégé (1926) by Clarence Mulford

The Bar-20 Rides Again (1926) by Clarence Mulford

Corson of the JC (1927) by Clarence Mulford

Mesquite Jenkins (1928) by Clarence Mulford

Me 'an Shorty (1929) by Clarence Mulford

The Deputy Sheriff (1930) by Clarence Mulford

Hopalong Cassidy and the Eagles Brood (1931) by Clarence Mulford

Mesquite Jenkins, Tumbleweed (1932) by Clarence Mulford

The Round-Up (1933) by Clarence Mulford

Trail Dust (1934) by Clarence Mulford

On the Trail of the Tumbling T (1935) by Clarence Mulford

Hopalong Cassidy Takes Cards (1937) by Clarence Mulford

Hopalong Cassidy Serves a Writ (1941) by Clarence Mulford

The Rustlers of West Fork (1950) by Louis L'amour

The Trails to Seven Pines (1950) by Louis L'amour

The Riders of High Rock (1950) by Louis L'amour

Troubleshooters (1950) by Louis L'amour





Sources:

https://www.librarything.com/series/Whitman+Authorized+TV+Editions

https://archive.org/details/RoyRogersAndTheDeadlyTreasure-BigLittleBook

http://www.hopalong.com/novels.htm

http://www.louislamour.com/novels/hopalong4.htm

http://www.ebay.com

https://www.amazon.com



Phillips, Robert W., Roy Rogers -- A Biography, Radio History, Television, Career    
   Chronicle, Discography, Filmography, Comicography, Mechandising and    
   Advertising History, Collectibles Description, Bibliography and Index, McFarland &
   Company, Inc., 1995.

Rothel, David, Who Was That Masked Man? -- The Story of the Lone Ranger, A.S
    Barnes and Co. Inc. 1976, pg. 192

Sally Payne

Sally Payne
Born:  September 5, 1912 (in Chicago, IL)
Died:  May 8, 1999
Spouse(s):  William Telaak (married ? - 1941)
                      Arthur F. Kelly (married 1942 - 1999, her death)
Children:  (?) Arthur Kelly II, Jim Kelly
Movies:
    1936
         The Big Show
    1937
         Exiled to Shanghai
    1938
         Man from Music Mountain
         The Higgins Family
    1939
         The Amazing Mr. Williams (uncredited)
         Blondie Brings Up Baby (uncredited)
         When Tomorrow Comes (uncredited)
         My Wife's Relatives
         Blondie Meets the Boss (uncredited)
    1940
         La Conga Nights
         I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (uncredited)
         No, No, Nanette (uncredited)
         One Night in the Tropics (uncredited)
         Young Bill Hickok
         City for Conquest (uncredited)
         Money and the Woman (uncredited)
         I Love You Again (uncredited)
         When the Daltons Rode
    1941
         Playmates (uncredited)
         Red River Valley
         Tuxedo Junction
         Jesse James at Bay
         Bad Man of Deadwood
         Nevada City
         Sheriff of Tombstone
         The Lady from Cheyenne (uncredited)
         In Old Cheyenne
         Robin Hood of the Pecos
    1942
         Romance on the Range
         Man from Cheyenne
    1943
         Mountain Rhythm
    1944
         This Is the Life (uncredited)

TV Shows:
    Chevron Theatre
         - One Thing Leads to Another (1952)
         - The Worried Man (1953)
    I Married Joan
         - The Lady and the Prizefighter (1955) .
    The Adventures of Kit Carson
         - Pledge to Danger (1952)
         - The Gatling Gun (1954)
         - Powder Depot (1954)
         - Frontier of Challenge (1954)

Other Film Work:
    1938
         Modeling for Money (Documentary short) (uncredited)
         Fisticuffs (Short)  (uncredited)
         Hollywood Hobbies (Short)
    1939
         Culinary Carving (Short)
         Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (Short)
         Let's Talk Turkey (Short) (uncredited)
         Set 'em Up (Documentary short)
    1940
         The Domineering Male (Short) (uncredited)
         Bested by a Beard (Short)
         Wedding Bills (Short) (uncredited)
         Rodeo Dough (Short)
    1941
         When Wifie's Away (Short)
         Penny to the Rescue (Short)
         I'll Fix It (Short)
         Westward Ho-Hum (Short)
         A Quiet Fourth (Short)
    1942
         Soaring Stars (Short)
         Inferior Decorator (Short)
         Heart Burn (Short)
         Cooks and Crooks (Short)
    1951
         Bargain Madness (Short) (uncredited)
    1954
         Ain't It Aggravatin' (Short) (uncredited)
    1953
         Cash Stashers (Short) (uncredited)



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Links:

Sally Payne obituary

Arthur Kelly obituary







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Movie/TV credit information is taken from Internet Movie Database, unless otherwise noted, and is updated and corrected if needed.

     

Frank McGrath Bio/credits

Frank McGrath
Born:  February 2, 1903 (as Benjamin Franklin McGrath) (in Mound City, MO)
Died:  May 13, 1967 (in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA)
Spouse(s):  Libby Quay Buschlen McGrath (married ? - 1967, his death)
Height: 5'7"

Movies:
    1925
        Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (stunt performer - uncredited)
    1932
        Robbers' Roost (uncredited)
        The Rainbow Trail (stunt double, uncredited)
    1934
        Elinor Norton (stunts - uncredited)
    1935
        Under the Pampas Moon (uncredited)
    1939
        Hollywood Cavalcade (stunts - uncredited)
    1940
        High School (stunts, uncredited)
    1941
        Riders of the Purple Sage
        Western Union (stunts, uncredited)
    1942
        The Man in the Trunk (uncredited)
        It Happened in Flatbush (uncredited)
        Sundown Jim (stunts)
    1943
        The Ox-Bow Incident (uncredited)
    1945
        They Were Expendable (stunts, uncredited)
    1946
        Heldorado (stunts, uncredited)
    1948
        A Southern Yankee (uncredited)
        Fort Apache (stunts, uncredited)
        Half Past Midnight (uncredited)
        Alias a Gentleman (uncredited)
        3 Godfathers (stunt double - uncredited)
        The Three Musketeers (stunts - uncredited)
    1949
        She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (stunts, uncredited)
        Mighty Joe Young (uncredited)
        Big Jack (uncredited)
        Side Street (stunts - uncredited)
    1950
        The Milkman (uncredited)
        Devil's Doorway (stunts, uncredited)
        Broken Arrow (uncredited)
        The Flame and the Arrow (uncredited)
        Wagon Master (stunts, uncredited)
        Rio Grande (stunts - uncredited)
    1951
        Westward the Women (stunts, uncredited)
        Slaughter Trail (stunts, uncredited)
        Across the Wide Missouri (uncredited)
        Night Into Morning (uncredited)
        The Red Badge of Courage (uncredited)
    1952
        Pony Soldier (stunts - uncredited)
        Apache War Smoke (stunts - uncredited)
    1953
        Hondo (stunts, uncredited)
        Ride, Vaquero!
        The Naked Spur (stunts - uncredited)
    1954
        The Egyptian (uncredited)
        20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (stunts - uncredited)
    1956
        The Boss (uncredited)
        The First Texan  (uncredited)
        The Searchers (stunts, uncredited)
    1957
        The Tin Star  (stunts, uncredited)
        Hell Bound (uncredited)
        The Wings of Eagles (stunts - uncredited)
    1965
         The Sword of Ali Baba
    1967
        The Last Challenge (stunts)
        The Reluctant Astronaut
        The War Wagon (stunts)
        Tammy and the Millionaire
        Gunfight in Abilene
    1968
        The Shakiest Gun in the West

TV Shows:
    The Big Valley
          - Plunder! (1967)
    Cheyenne
          - Quicksand (1956)
    Here's Hollywood
         - Episode #2.130 (1962)
         - Episode #2.151 (1962)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
         - The Most Dangerous Man Alive (1958)
    Tammy, regular
    The Virginian
         - Linda (1966)
    Wagon Train, regular



Regular Shows


Wagon Train (Sept. 1957 - May, 1965, 284 episodes)

     Wagon Train, one of the most popular Western TV shows of all time, had considerable change the cast and show format over the years, but remained essentially the same throughout all eight seasons; the story would always center around the characters traveling (sometimes more, sometimes less on the series' regulars) on a wagon train, being forced to fight man and nature as they do so.
Frank McGrath and Terry Wilson were the only ones who were with the show throughout its entire run.
     Ward Bond played the wagon master for the first four seasons, then after his death on November 5, 1960, John McIntire became the new wagon master.
Scouts were played by Robert Horton (seasons one to five), Denny Scott Miller (season five to seven), and Robert Fuller (seasons seven and eight).
Young Michael Burns played Barnaby West for seasons four to eight.
  
Wagon Train on DVD:
Season One
Season Two
Seson Three (currently unavailable)
Season Four
Season Five
Season Six
Season Seven
Season Eight 



Tammy (Sept. 1965 - Mar. 1966, 26 episodes)

     Tammy was a take-off of several "Tammy" movies made in the late fifties. The show centered on Tammy Tarleton (Debbie Watson), an eighteen year-old girl who moves back and forth between her hillbilly family living on a bayou houseboat, and the wealthy Brent family, who own a plantation and pancake business.
Co-stars were:
Denver Pyle
Frank McGrath 
Donald Woods
Dorothy Green

The entire Tammy series is availible from Classic DVD World.  








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Movie/TV credit information is taken from Internet Movie Database, unless otherwise noted, and is updated and corrected if needed.

     

Bobby Copeland's Death

According to Western Clippings, author Bobby Copeland passed away October 5, 2016, at the age of 81.

Copeland wrote many books on Western film actors, including,

Roy Barcroft, King of the Badmen

Silent Hoofbeats,

Gabby Hayes, King of the Cowboys Comics

Charlie King: We Called Him "Blackie"

Fuzzy St. Johns: Our Fuzzy Q. Jones

Gabby Hayes: King of the Cowboy Comics

Johnny Mack Brown: Up Close and Personal
 
Roy Barcroft: King of the Badmen

Silent Hoofbeats

Smiley Burnette: We Called Him Frog

Sunset Carson: The Adventures of a Cowboy Hero

Trail Talk: Candid Comments and Quotes by Performers and Participants of the Saturday Matinee Western Films

The Whip Wilson Story 

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For a more detailed list of his books, as well as a short biography, be sure to check out this page.

Mira McKinney Bio/Credits

Mira McKinney*
Born:  October 23, 1892 (in New York City, NY)
Died:  May 7, 1978 (in Los Angeles, CA)
Spouse(s):  Edd Russel
Parents:  William Mark McKinney,  Loretta Frances Beebe McKinney
Movies:
    1936
         The President's Mystery (uncredited)
         Fury (uncredited)
         Modern Times
    1937
         Music for Madame (uncredited)
         Back in Circulation (uncredited)
         Blazing Sixes
         The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
         Meet the Missus (uncredited)
         Captains Courageous (uncredited)
    1938
         Sweethearts (uncredited)
         The Great Waltz (uncredited)
         The Sisters (uncredited)
         Prairie Moon (uncredited)
         Garden of the Moon (uncredited)
         The Road to Reno
         Young Fugitives
         Arson Gang Busters (uncredited)
    1939
         The Honeymoon's Over (uncredited)
         Stop, Look and Love (uncredited)
         When Tomorrow Comes (uncredited)
         I Stole a Million (uncredited)
         Cafe Society (uncredited)
         Woman Doctor (uncredited)
         Risky Business (uncredited)
    1940
         Santa Fe Trail (uncredited)
         Sandy Gets Her Man (uncredited)
         Nobody's Children (uncredited)
         Third Finger, Left Hand (uncredited)
         Earthbound (uncredited)
         Bad Man from Red Butte
         Hot Steel
         Alias the Deacon
         An Angel from Texas (uncredited)
         The House of the Seven Gables (uncredited)
         The Shop Around the Corner (uncredited)
    1941
         All Through the Night (uncredited)
         Double Trouble
         Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business (uncredited)
         You Belong to Me (uncredited)
         One Foot in Heaven (uncredited)
         It Started with Eve (uncredited)
         Father Takes a Wife (uncredited)
         A Dangerous Game
         Life Begins for Andy Hardy (uncredited)
         Bachelor Daddy
         Nice Girl? (uncredited)
    1942
         Madame Spy (uncredited)
         Pittsburgh (uncredited)
         Red River Robin Hood (uncredited)
         The Mummy's Tomb (uncredited)
         Lady in a Jam  (uncredited)
    1943
         Moonlight in Vermont
         Rhythm of the Islands
         Keep 'Em Slugging (uncredited)
    1944
         Till We Meet Again (uncredited)
         The Mummy's Ghost (uncredited)
         Standing Room Only (uncredited)
    1945
         Fallen Angel (uncredited)
         Hold That Blonde! (uncredited)
         Rough Riders of Cheyenne
         Incendiary Blonde (voice, uncredited)
         The Affairs of Susan (uncredited)
         The Man Who Walked Alone  
    1946
         I've Always Loved You (uncredited)
         Shadows Over Chinatown
         Junior Prom
         Cluny Brown (uncredited)
         Talk About a Lady
    1947
         T-Men (uncredited)
         Linda, Be Good
         Something in the Wind (uncredited)
         Living in a Big Way (uncredited)
         Beat the Band
    1948
         The Snake Pit (uncredited)
         Mickey (uncredited)
         Sitting Pretty (uncredited)
    1949
         Prejudice (uncredited)
         The Doolins of Oklahoma (uncredited)
    1950
         Hunt the Man Down (uncredited)
         Kansas Raiders (uncredited)
         Harriet Craig (uncredited)
         Fancy Pants (uncredited)
         Destination Big House (uncredited)
         A Woman of Distinction (uncredited)
         Trail of the Rustlers
     1951
          The Unknown Man (uncredited)
          The Blue Veil (uncredited)
          Heart of the Rockies
          The Groom Wore Spurs
    1952
         Castle in the Air (uncredited)
         Paula (uncredited)
         Rose of Cimarron (uncredited)
    1953
         The Eddie Cantor Story (uncredited)
         The Last Posse (uncredited)
         Francis Covers the Big Town (uncredited)
    1955
         Women's Prison (uncredited)
    1956
         The Kettles in the Ozarks (uncredited)

TV Shows:
    Big Town
        - Carnation Charlie (1952)
    Boston Blackie
         - Mother Wore Blinkers (1952)
    Chevron Hall of Stars
         - Yesterday's Mice (1956) (unconfirmed)
    The Cisco Kid
         - Gun Totin' Papa (1953) (uncredited)
    Death Valley Days
         - The Diamond Babe (1953)
    Fireside Theatre
         - To Stand Alone (1952)
         - Ward of the Golden Gate (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
         - National Honeymoon (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
         - Success Story (1956)
    The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
         - Super Snoop (1957)
    The Gene Autry Show
         - The Sheriff of Santa Rosa (1950)
         - The Western Way (1952)
         - Hot Lead and Old Lace (1952)
         - Battle Axe (1954)
         - Boots and Ballots (1954)
    Jim Bowie, The Adventures of
         - Natchez Trace (1956)
    The Lone Ranger
         - The Man with Two Faces (1950)
         - Sheriff at Gunstock (1950)
         - Silent Voice (1951)
         - The Hooded Men (1951)
         - Trouble in Town (1953)
         - Stage to Tishomingo (1954)
    The Loretta Young Show
         - The End of the Week (1956)
    Mr. Adams and Eve
         - The Young Actress (1957)
    My Little Margie
         - Hypochondriac (1953)
         - Day and Night (1954)
         - Las Vegas Story (1955)
    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
         - The Night Light at Vorden's (1953)
    The Sheriff of Cochise
         - The Safe Man (1957)  (uncredited)
    Sky King
         - The Threatening Bomb (1952)
    Stage 7
         - Down from the Stars (1955)
    The Star and the Story
         - The True Confessions of Henry Pell (1955)
    Superman, Adventures of
         - Mystery in Wax (1953)
    Topper
         - George's Old Flame (1954)
    The Unexpected
         - Born Again (1952)
         - House of Shadows (1952)
    Waterfront
         - Shipper, Beware (1954)
    Your Favorite Story
         - The World Beyond (1953)

Other Film Work:
    1948
         Gypsy Holiday (Short)


Links:

 http://www.jimnolt.com/McKinney.htm  
   



       * Also billed as Myra McKinney.








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Movie/TV credit information is taken from Internet Movie Database, unless otherwise noted, and is updated and corrected if needed.