| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
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| Genre | Western |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 229 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Roy Rowland |
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| Editor | John Durant |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 6, 1955 – June 27, 1961 |
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is the first Western television series written for adults.[1][2] It premiered four days before Gunsmoke on September 6, 1955.[3] Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western Cheyenne. The series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour, black-and-white program aired for six seasons (229 episodes) on ABC from 1955 to 1961, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role.
- ^ "Hugh O’Brian, actor who played Wyatt Earp, dies at 91," September 5, 2016, Los Angeles Times retrieved April 3, 2023
- ^ "The Eastern Earps," September 5, 2016, Baltimore Sun retrieved April 3, 2023
- ^ Burris, Joe (May 10, 2005). "The Eastern Earps". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 20, 2014.