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Mar 19, 2009, 9:56am

Clovis’ ‘reel’ rootin’-tootin’ cowboy: Ken Curtis was more than Festus

The Fresno Bee’s November 2008 issue of Imagine Fresno magazine featured an article on Ken Curtis, the actor who played Festus on “Gunsmoke” for 10 1/2 years and who eventually retired to Clovis.

Top photo shows Ken Curtis in a post-"Gunsmoke" publicity shot. Below, a publicity photo for "Gunsmoke" features (left to right) James Arnes (Matt Dillon), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty), Burt Reynolds (Quint) and Ken Curtis as Festus. Photos from Clovis Big Dry Creek Historical Society

A statue of Ken Curtis as his "Gunsmoke" character Festus Haggen by artist Samantha Hutchings stands in Clovis. Photo by Shawn Gadberry

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