ADVERTISEMENT
Long before he ever set foot on the hallowed soundstage of Gunsmoke, before the cameras rolled and the world knew his face, Roger Ewing was just like any other fervent fan, glued to his television, utterly enchanted by the tales of Dodge City. In an astonishing twist of fate, a revelation that will surely send shivers down your spine, as a mere teenager, he even participated in a whimsical school parody of his beloved Western, playfully mimicking the very characters he would one day stand beside. Could he have ever imagined that those youthful antics were a premonition, a cosmic wink at his future? After a brief stint in college and a few early acting gigs, he bravely chased his dreams in the competitive, often unforgiving worlds of film and television, confronting the notorious challenge of typecasting that plagues so many talented artists. Yet, despite the hurdles and the endless auditions, a greater force seemed to be guiding him, setting the stage for an encounter that would forever change his life and cement his place in television history, but not without a hidden price he would later pay.
Continue reading…
