Pernell Roberts, the last surviving member of "Bonanza," the classic TV Western, died Sunday at his Malibu home.
"Bonanza" is second to "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running Western on TV. Dan Blocker (Hoss) died in 1972, Loren Greene (Ben Cartwright) in 1987, and Michael Landon (Little Joe) in 1991. Roberts was the oldest son, Adam.
This hurts me. If Hop Sing is dead, do not tell me. I don't want him to be dead; I want him to be alive, cooking up another bad meal for the Cartwright clan. I loved my Cartwright clan.
There is a Hollywood prop Web site that sells stuff like "The Adam." I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that, but there you go. I'm just sayin...
