The Big Valley, starring Barbara Stanwyck, first premiered on Sept. 13, 1965. By 1965, the popularity of Westerns had largely ... still with us. A major TV star for decades, Lee Majors landed ...

In 1964, The Big Valley premiered on ABC ... bringing their favorite actors into their homes every week. “Early TV western series helped define America as a nation,” the New York Public ...

The Big Valley' Was an Ambitious, Star-Studded Deconstruction of the Western Genre The 1950s and 1960s were the peak era for ...

As for The Big Valley, it went off the air in 1969, following the steady decline in interest in Western-themed TV shows. The show is remembered fondly by everyone who deeply appreciates the ...

"The Big Valley" had Linda Evans. (Which could be considered a pro or a con.) "Bonanza" had Dan Blocker, who played a character with the best name in TV Westerns. The Virginia City in "Bonanza ...

For producer Arthur Gardner, known for his TV western series “The Rifleman” and “The Big Valley,” life in the business was “a picnic,” his favorite catchphrase. Gardner, who was a ...

Evans describes some of the "stunts" she performed as Audra Barkley on "Big Valley." Actress Linda Evans' career was launched playing Audra Barkley on the hit Western "Big Valley." Here she ...