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1. "Bat Masterson" aired on NBC with 107 episodes from 1958 to 1960, featuring fictionalized stories of the historical figure who was a buffalo hunter, lawman, Army scout, gambler, and sports editor at the end of his life. Born Eugene Klass, by what name did the star of "Bat Masterson", "Burke's Law" and "The Name of the Game" ride into the sunset in 2009?
2. Perhaps best known today for turning out Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates, "Rawhide" was the story of a cattle drive led by trail boss Gil Favor. Born Edward Heddy, Jr., in 1925, who portrayed Favor and finally escaped the cattle trail, riding into the sunset in 1966?
3. "Johnny Yuma was a Rebel. He roamed through the West" began the theme song sung by Johnny Cash for the ABC Western with 76 episodes from 1959 to 1961. Which actor, who was found dead at the age of 36, played Johnny Yuma?
4. Calling himself Paladin, the hero of "Have Gun - Will Travel" was a mercenary and "gentleman gunfighter" who charged high fees for those who could afford him, but would work pro bono for those who could not. Which veteran of over 50 movies and 20 TV appearances played Paladin before riding into the sunset in 1981 at the age of 63?
5. And now for a tip of the hat to the ladies with a couple of questions. Which big-time movie star (I loved her with Fred MacMurray in "Double Indemnity"), who passed away in 1990, played matriarch Victoria Barkley in "The Big Valley"?
6. Another historical personage who became a TV Western was Annie Oakley, sharpshooter and star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. "Annie Oakley" had 81 episodes on ABC between 1954 and 1957. Born Betty Jeanne Grayson in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1925, who rode into the sunset as Annie Oakley in 1997, no doubt with guns blazing?
7. This actor, who played Schuyler "Sky" King, may have flown into the setting sun, rather than riding. "Sky King" was perhaps not technically a Western, but in a western setting, the protagonist used his airplane called "Songbird" to bring about happy endings to 72 episodes from 1951 to 1959. Who was this actor who passed away in 1985 in a car accident in Montana?
8. "The Rifleman" aired 163 episodes from 1958 to 1963. What veteran of a 40-year film and TV career who passed away in 1992 played the lead role as Lucas McCain in the ABC series?
9. "The High Chaparral" was an NBC series which aired 98 episodes from 1967 to 1971. Its two lead characters were brothers "Big John" and Buck Cannon, who owned The High Chaparral Ranch in 1870s Arizona. Which two veteran Western actors, who passed away in 1986 and 1994, respectively, portrayed these brothers?
10. Our final question does not look at one individual. The opening for this Western, which began a long run in 1959, showed the four main characters riding toward the camera. Sadly, all four have since ridden into the sunset. Which iconic TV program was it, which ended its run in 1973?
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