Amanda Blake Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill, February 20, 1929 – August 16, 1989) was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the television western Gunsmoke. She and her husband Frank Gilbert also ran one of the first successful programs for breeding cheetahs in captivity.
Full Name
Amanda Blake
Net Worth
$10 Million
Date Of Birth
February 20, 1929
Died
August 16, 1989, Sacramento, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Height
1.67 m
Occupation
Actress
Profession
Actor
Nationality
American
Spouse
Mark Spaeth, Frank Gilbert, Jason Day, Don Whitman
Parents
Louise Neill, Jesse Neill
Nicknames
Amanda Blake, Amanda, Blake, Amanda
IMDB
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Primetime Emmy Award for Ou...
Movies
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, A Star Is Born, Lili, The Glass Slipper, The Boost, The Adventures of Hajji Baba, Sabre Jet, Miss Robin Crusoe, Cattle Town, Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard, Betrayal, Merchants of Death
TV Shows
The Edge of Night, Gunsmoke
Star Sign
Pisces
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Fact
1
Amanda raised cheetahs on a ranch she owned with her 4th husband, producer Frank Gilbert. They send the cheetahs to zoos. Amanda credits former Secretary of the Interior James Watt for spurring her interest in wildlife and conservationism.
2
Her second husband, Jason Day, was an Arizona cattleman.
3
Smoked 2-3 packs of cigarettes a day until being diagnosed with oral cancer in 1980.
4
In 1961 she sold her residual rights to Gunsmoke (1955) for $100,000.
5
After enduring oral cancer surgery in 1984, the American Cancer Society awarded her with its Courage Award which was presented to her in Washington, DC by President Reagan. In 1985, Blake received the American Cancer Society's Sword of Hope award.
6
Her death certificate listed the immediate cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest due to liver failure and cytomegalo virus (CMV) hepatitis. CMV hepatitis is AIDS-related, according to Sacramento (CA) internist Dr. Lou Nishimura. She was believed to have contracted the AIDS virus from her last husband, Mark Spaeth, a member of the city council of Austin, Texas. The openly bisexual Spaeth (1939-1985) also died of complications of the disease.
7
Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1968.
8
Before making it in show business, she worked as a telephone operator.
9
In 1971 she joined with others in Phoenix, Arizona, to form the Arizona Animal Welfare League. The AAWL is now the oldest and largest "no-kill" animal shelter in Arizona. In 1976 she hosted the 1st Annual "Sato" Mutt Show in response to all the purebred dog shows.
