Blake's Kitty presumably departed Dodge City at the close of the series' 19th season, sans an on-screen farewell. Character actress Fran Ryan (Hanna) assumed ownership of the Long Branch for the twentieth and final season, with little mentioned of Kitty. In the first of three CBS post-series movies ("Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge"), Kitty tells Hanna (Ryan) that she left Dodge to return to New Orleans, as she was no longer willing to watch Matt cheat death another time (Actually, a flashback was created by cleverly editing/integrating footage from a 1970 episode where Kitty left Matt/ Dodge but returned by the epilogue). In real life Blake left in 1974 as she wanted more free time, and missed her friend/costar Glenn Strange who played Kitty's barkeeper Sam. Gunsmoke continued for one more year before CBS cancelled it after its 20th season, much to the surprise of the entire cast, including Arness.
Miss Kitty left Gunsmoke at the end of season 19 without an onscreen farewell. The Long Branch was take over by Hanna (played by Fran Ryan) during the next (final) season and Miss Kitty was rarely mentioned.
However, in the first of three movies after the series, Miss Kitty tells Hanna (Ryan) that she left Dodge to return to New Orleans, as she was no longer willing to watch Matt cheat death another time .
In real life Blake left in 1974 as she wanted more free time, and missed her friend/costar Glenn Strange who played Kitty's barkeeper Sam.
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Blake's Kitty presumably departed Dodge City at the close of the series' 19th season, sans an on-screen farewell. Character actress Fran Ryan (Hanna) assumed ownership of the Long Branch for the twentieth and final season, with little mentioned of Kitty. In the first of three CBS post-series movies ("Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge"), Kitty tells Hanna (Ryan) that she left Dodge to return to New Orleans, as she was no longer willing to watch Matt cheat death another time (Actually, a flashback was created by cleverly editing/integrating footage from a 1970 episode where Kitty left Matt/ Dodge but returned by the epilogue). In real life Blake left in 1974 as she wanted more free time, and missed her friend/costar Glenn Strange who played Kitty's barkeeper Sam. Gunsmoke continued for one more year before CBS cancelled it after its 20th season, much to the surprise of the entire cast, including Arness.
Miss Kitty left Gunsmoke at the end of season 19 without an onscreen farewell. The Long Branch was take over by Hanna (played by Fran Ryan) during the next (final) season and Miss Kitty was rarely mentioned.
However, in the first of three movies after the series, Miss Kitty tells Hanna (Ryan) that she left Dodge to return to New Orleans, as she was no longer willing to watch Matt cheat death another time .
In real life Blake left in 1974 as she wanted more free time, and missed her friend/costar Glenn Strange who played Kitty's barkeeper Sam.
Miss Kitty Russell
She packed her little dab and lit out for N'awlins.
On a Stagecoach.
I love to know more about her ?