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Dan Blocker
 At the time of his birth in 1928, Dan Blocker was reported to be the largest baby born in Bowie County, Texas; he weighed 14 lbs. He began acting in college – where he also played football and boxed – though he mainly pursued a career as a teacher. The Korean War interrupted his theater development, and after the war he moved to L.A. to work on his Ph.D in education. It was then that he began talking bit parts in TV Westerns to make ends meet – and he scored when he was cast as the hulking Eric “Hoss” Cartwright on Bonanza. Blocker's singing voice was heard on two Bonanza cast albums, as well as a solo album of his own pop tunes. The tall actor launched a chain of restaurants called the Bonanza Steak House in the 1960s. He died of a blood clot to the brain on May 13, 1972. Though the show went on, his presence was sorely missed -- the show was canceled in 1973. There is a museum in Blocker's hometown of O’Donnell, Texas dedicated to him.
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03/12 10:30 AM:Inger, My Love
03/12 12:00 PM:Blessed Are They
03/12 1:00 PM:The Dowry
03/12 2:00 PM:The Long Night
03/12 3:00 PM:The Mountain Girl
03/12 4:00 PM:The Miracle Worker
03/14 1:00 PM:A Good Night's Rest
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