I learned this evening that Peter Graves, star of countless films and the wildly popular '60s program "Mission Impossible", died yesterday of an apparent heart attack.
I watched them eulogize him on the news, but never once did they mention my favorite of his roles: Jim Newton, owner of the Broken Wheel Ranch...along with his son, Joey, and best yet, their horse, Fury. I had a crush as big as all outdoors on Fury, and yes, while we're at it, Peter Graves. Forget Joey...I was going for the big guy.
Those days of T.V. westerns are very special memories for me...as is the memory of one handsome rancher who stole my little girl heart.
I hope he gets to be with Fury again, wherever they are.
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Oh, me too! I absolutely loved that show and wanted that horse and that man...right after Fury, Rin Tin Tin and then Sky King and Penny.I just wanted Saturday morning to be my life all wrapped up in one big western adventure!
We must have been watching all the same programs...I also loved Roy Rogers, Cisco Kid, and all the John Wayne westerns...
New reader here. I watched all of those shows as well, and your post just explained a mystery as to why I later fixated on Peter Graves in Mission in Possible as a father figure. Thanks..
Love your rovings and yarn.
Hi Valerie: Good to hear from you and that you were a fan, also...boy, I wish he'd been my dad! Wowzer. Life would have been such a different story...
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