may 13, 2020 · amanda blake was at cbs when she heard that there were plans in the works to make the gunsmoke radio show into a television pilot. I knew i had to have. her most famous role, however, came in 1955, when she starred in the classic western series gunsmoke (1955) as miss kitty russell, the feisty madame and proprietor of. aug 18, 1989 · amanda blake, who played the kindhearted saloonkeeper miss kitty in the ''gunsmoke'' television series for 19 years, died of oral cancer on wednesday at mercy. her most famous role, however, came in 1955, when she starred in the classic western series gunsmoke (1955) as miss kitty russell, the feisty madame and proprietor of.
