Norman MacDonnell

Birth Name:

Norman MacDonnell

Birth Place:

Pasadena, California, United States

Profession

Producer, Writer

Served in the U․S․ military during World War II and was involved in the invasion of Normandy
Won a Western Heritage Bronze Wrangler Award for Fictional Television Drama for "The Virginian" in 1966
Created "Gunsmoke" with writer John Meston as a radio program which originally aired on CBS Radio in 1952
Started out as an assistant director at CBS Radio in 1946, where he worked on several different radio series before becoming the director of "Escape․"
Best known as the co-creator and producer of "Gunsmoke" and as the executive producer of "The Virginian․"
Was initially not selected as a producer for "Gunsmoke" when the series went to television in 1955, but later joined the show in 1956
Wrote five episodes of "Gunsmoke" in 1960 and 1961

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