Who took over Shiloh after Judge Garth?

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Morgan Starr takes over for Judge Garth running Shiloh. His hardnosed demeanor doesn't sit well with anyone on or off the ranch. His introduction is made harder by a locust plague when Starr...

Who took over Shiloh after Judge Garth?

Shiloh Ranch was originally owned by Judge Garth (Lee J. Cobb) and his daughter Betsy (Roberta Shore), then changed hands a few times to the Grainger brothers (Charles Bickford and John McIntire), and finally ends up under the ownership of Colonel Alan McKenzie.

Why did Lee J Cobb leave the show The Virginian?

He was making a ton of money from the series, then just quit. He did an interview saying he thought the show was terrible and wished he could buy up all the film and turn it into banjo picks! ... Cobb was replaced by veteran supporting film actor Charles Bickford.

How long was Judge Garth on the Virginian?

In the first four seasons (1962–1966), the owner of the ranch was Judge Henry Garth (Cobb).

What happened to Steve on The Virginian?

Gary Clarke as Steve Hill

Gary Clarke, now 87 years old, left The Virginian in 1964 to pursue other projects, although he stayed in touch with James Drury. ... Gary Clarke appeared in a few other shows after The Virginian, most notably Dynasty, and now lives with his third wife, Jerrene in Austin, Texas.

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When Betsy Garth (Roberta Shore) married former minister David Henderson (Glenn Corbett), declared “I don't need Shiloh anymore” and left for her new home in Pennsylvania as a preacher's wife a vital character in The Virginian departed.

Doug McClure, who rode his way from broncobusting to starring roles in such television westerns as "The Virginian," "The Overland Trail" and "The Men From Shiloh," died on Sunday at his home in the suburb Sherman Oaks. He was 59. The cause was lung cancer, said Dennis Morga, a friend.

Does The Virginian wear a wig? Yes John McIntire had a hairpiece Nicholas. The Shiloh ranch was named after the two-day American Civil War Battle of Shiloh, Tenn. …

John Dehner as Morgan Starr – The Virginian Weblog.

Douglas Osborne McClure (May 11, 1935 – February 5, 1995) was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the series The Virginian.

He was by far the most developed character in the series, and McClure was so popular that he along with James Drury were the only characters to appear as regulars for the entire run of the series. There were many more characters. A total of five ranch owners owned the ranch from 1962-1971.

Saying Goodbye to James Drury: The True Virginian

The late actor James Drury is the main star known simply as “the Virginian.” At the age of 85, Drury passed away from natural causes on April 6, 2020.

Biography. McClure was born in Los Angeles County, California. She is the daughter of actor Doug McClure and Faye Brash, the first of his five wives. ... McClure made a cameo appearance on her father's Western television series The Virginian at age five.

David Shipman Doug McClure, actor: born Glendale, California 11 May 1934; married three times; died Los Angeles 5 February 1995.

Sad to say the site of Shiloh Ranch is now occupied by the Universal City Walk area overlooking the Hollywood freeway. Shiloh Ranch was still in use by Universal Studio productions up until the mid 1970s but was levelled to make way for the expansion of the Universal Studios tour area.

In addition to his wife, Diane, McClure is survived by two children from previous marriages, Tane and Valerie; his mother, Clara Clapp; and a brother, Reed.

Late actor James Drury was wed three times, but the love of his life will always be his third wife, Carl Ann Drury. The couple got married in 1979 and they stayed together until Carl Ann died in August 2019, just seven months before James himself passed away in April 2020.

The series was loosely based on Owen Wister's 1902 novel “The Virginian, A Horseman of the Plains,” in which the name of the main character was never revealed.

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The cast of "The Virginian" during the early seasons. James Drury back row, left

Originally airing on NBC from 1962 to 1971 and currently rerunning on several cable networks (INSP and Starz), the enduring popularity of the "The Virginian" doesn't surprise 85-year-old James Drury, who starred throughout the series in the title role (see www.thevirginian.net).

"It still holds up," said Drury from his home in Houston. "The old westerns were morality plays that showed the triumph of good over evil and I think that's important for young people to see on screen these days because it will inspire them to live their lives that way."

As foreman of the show's Shiloh Ranch set in Medicine Bow, Wy., Drury's character answered to the ranch's owner, played by several actors throughout the series beginning with Lee J. Cobb.

"He was making a ton of money from the series, then just quit," Drury recalled. "He did an interview saying he thought the show was terrible and wished he could buy up all the film and turn it into banjo picks."

Cobb was replaced by veteran film actor Charles Bickford.

"We had John Dehner for a short time then Charles came along and he did just a wonderful job," said Drury. "He loved the show and told me he wished he had been on from the beginning. But he died unexpectedly (during season 6). We finished the show on a Friday night about midnight and it was a bitterly cold evening. He wasn't well and everybody wanted him to go home but he insisted on finishing his part and staying around. It turned into pneumonia and he died Sunday morning."

Well-admired character actor John McIntire was hired to complete the sixth season. "John was perfect in every scene I ever saw him do."

The final (9th) season saw major overhauls, including a new name and theme with Stewart Granger being brought in.

"He was a disaster and I couldn't stand him," admitted Drury. "He wanted everything changed to make him the star of the show. But guess what – the name of the show is 'The Virginian'."

And then there was Doug McClure, playing fellow ranch hand Trampas. A villain in the original 1902 Owen Wister novel the show was based on, the writers transformed him into a high-spirited and often comedic character in the series.

"Off-screen Doug was quite like his character and you couldn't help but smile when he walked into a room because he was full of good humor and good spirits all the time," recalled Drury. "He became my best friend and I still miss him terribly."

Drury says he especially enjoys hearing from fans and their love for the series.

"People now tell me about their grandkids who discover the show on cable and start watching it," he says. "It's a wonderful feeling to know the show is still viable after all these years."

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 750 magazines and newspapers.

 The Shiloh Ranch is the ranch which The Virginian and Trampas work.  It is first owned by Judge Henry Garth.  Over the series run, it is owned and managed by 4 more men.  The name comes from The American Civil War battle site, Shiloh Hill.

See also The Sunk Creek Ranch

The First Years[]

When The Virginian starts airing, Henry Garth lives with his daughter Betsy Garth at the ranch.  Judge Garth is shown to be a wealthy man and the Shiloh Ranch is shown to be very large with a large working staff. He is there for the first four seasons.

Later Years and The Men From Shiloh[]

After Lee J.Cobb left the series, a character named Morgan Starr, played by John Dehner was brought in as head of the ranch, although he did not own it.  The Morgan Starr character proved to be very unpopular and a new family The Graingers was brought in as the owners

When The Virginian became The Men From Shiloh, the fourth and final owner was a man named Colonel Alan McKenzie.