{"id":23155,"date":"2012-11-25T01:24:10","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=23155"},"modified":"2012-11-30T08:23:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T21:53:48","slug":"vale-larry-hagman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2012\/11\/25\/vale-larry-hagman\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Larry Hagman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Larry Hagman – 1931-2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JR is dead, long live JR. Larry Hagman, the long-time Dallas<\/em> star who became one of American television’s most revered personalities, has passed away. Hagman came to prominence playing Barbara Eden’s “master” and eventual love interest in the long-running sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie<\/em>, which ran for 5 seasons between 1965 and 1970. Hagman had, prior to Jeannie<\/em>, appeared in a number of guest starring roles on a variety of television shows, but it was as the lead in Jeannie<\/em> where he really rose to fame.<\/p>\n

Following the end of Jeannie, Hagman’s next major role would be that of the vile JR Ewing on CBS’s new dramatic series, Dallas<\/em>. He became the man America loved to hate, the Monty Burns of the show, if you will; Hagman’s star rose even further when, during the cliffhanger episode at the end of the second season, JR was shot by a mystery gunman, posing one of television’s greatest ever questions: “who shot JR?”. JR survived the shooting, and would go on to give Dallas<\/em> enormous ratings success. By the end of the shows 13 seasons, Hagman would be the only actor to appear in all 200+ episodes.<\/p>\n

Only recently, TNT revived Dallas<\/em> and asked Hagman to appear, reprising his character and once more bringing himself into the spotlight.<\/p>\n

Of his film career, it must be said that Larry Hagman did not have the same success – bit roles in films such as Mother<\/em>, Jugs And Speed, Superman, Primary Colors<\/em> and Nixon<\/em> failed to grant him a cinematic oeuvre of note, but it must be said that he made his mark in television more than most others ever could.<\/p>\n

Hagman, 81, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2011, and he passed away on November 23rd, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n

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