Actress Amanda Blake, who died from AIDS-related hepatitis in 1989, was one tough cookie, just like her most famous character, Miss Kitty Russell on TV’s long-running Western, Gunsmoke.

Spanning an impressive 20-year run, it starred Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell, James Arness as Matt Dillon, Dennis Weaver as his trusty sidekick Chester, and Milburn Stone as Doc Adams.

Actress Amanda Blake, who died from AIDS-related hepatitis in 1989, was one tough cookie, just like her most famous character, Miss Kitty Russell on TV’s long-running Western, Gunsmoke.