Westerns
On April 2, 1957, the western actor Brad Johnson played Ed Masterson in the episode "The Nice Ones Always Die First" of the ABC television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, a Desilu Production starring Hugh O'Brian in the title role.
In the 1959 MGM film, The Gunfight at Dodge City, Harry Lauter portrayed Masterson, historically portraying him as killed, shot in the back by a man avenging his own brother's death.
In the 1994 Warner Bros film, Wyatt Earp, Bill Pullman portrayed Ed Masterson, whom Wyatt Earp (played by Kevin Costner) claimed did not have the temperament to be a lawman.
Read more about this topic: Ed Masterson
Famous quotes containing the word westerns:
“...I have ... been guilty of watching Westerns without acknowledging that Native Americans have gone through the same madness as African Americans. Isn’t it extraordinary that sometimes the most offended have not seen others being offended?”
—Judith Jamison (b. 1943)
“In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl.”
—Gary Cooper (1901–1961)