That said, Bonanza’s impact endures. For over a decade, the show helped define what television could be—thoughtful, ...

Bonanza is second-longest-running western TV series in the United States, only behind Gunsmoke. The show follows the story of the Cartwright family, who lives in a Virginia City, Nevada and they live ...

The episode, albeit a bit odd and slightly controversial by today’s standards, is noteworthy for featuring famed actors Frank Delfino, Harry Monty, Felix Silla, Nels P. Nelson, and Roger Arroyo as the ...

Dan Blocker was born in Texas in 1928. Blocker made an impression from the moment of his birth, weighing an impressive fourteen pounds. As a young boy, Blocker attended the Texas Military Institute, ...

Editor's Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article about actor Dan Blocker ...