| Bat Masterson | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:1958_Gene_Barry_Bat_Masterson.jpg) Gene Barry as Bat Masterson, 1958 | |
| Genre | Western |
| Starring | Gene Barry |
| Narrated by | Bill Baldwin, Bob LeMond |
| Theme music composer | Havens Wray (David D. Rose) |
| Ending theme | Bill Lee (Singer) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 108 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 8, 1958 – June 1, 1961 |
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Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which was a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal, gambler, and journalist Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry, and the half-hour black-and-white series ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961.[1] The show was produced by Ziv Television Productions. "Bat" is a nickname for Masterson's first name, Bartholemew, although in both the 1958 pilot "Double Showdown" and 1961 episode "No Amnesty For Death", he says his name is William Barkley Masterson.[2]
Although the series was fiction, it was based on the biography Bat Masterson, by Richard O'Connor, as noted by the closing credits.[3]: 143 [4]
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books. p. 77. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Yoggy, Gary A. (1995). Riding the Video Range: The Rise and Fall of the Western on Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0021-8.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Bat Masterson - The Fighter, Full Episode Classic Western TV Series". YouTube. January 4, 2012.