James Drury Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

What was The Virginian's real name?

James Drury, who starred as the no-name, no-nonsense foreman of the Shiloh Ranch on The Virginian, one of the longest-running Westerns in the history of television, died Monday of natural causes. He was 85.

Why was James Drury called The Virginian?

Like in the novel, the lead character was never given a name other than the Virginian. James Drury used that to his advantage in creating a mysterious air surrounding the Shiloh ranch foreman. “Nobody knows the name of my character,”James Drury says, “not even me.”

Where was The Virginian filmed?

The show was shot on the Universal backlot where the Shiloh Ranch had been built especially for the show, at Six Points Texas, and on stage 34. The Medicine Bow western street set (pictured below) was destroyed in the 1967 fire, and the present day Court of Miracles was built in it’s place.

Did The Virginian ever get married?

Late actor James Drury was wed three times, but the love of his life will always be his third wife, Carl Ann Drury. The couple got married in 1979 and they stayed together until Carl Ann died in August 2019, just seven months before James himself passed away in April 2020.

Does James Drury wear toupee?

“James Drury was good, he impressed me, but I was shocked when I learned he had a hairpiece. (Laughs) It blew me away! One day he wore his hat way down upon his ears… seems there was trouble with the toupee and he had to wear it like that, so as to not show there was no hair.