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‘Dallas’ actress Linda Gray reveals how Larry Hagman survived kissing scenes on set

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What to know about ‘Dallas’ actress Linda Gray reveals how Larry Hagman survived kissing scenes on set

‘Dallas’ actress Linda Gray reveals how Larry Hagman survived kissing scenes on set See more of our coverage in your search results.

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‘Dallas’ actress Linda Gray reveals how Larry Hagman survived kissing scenes on set See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Linda Gray is ready to kiss and tell.

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The actress, who played Sue Ellen Ewing, the glamorous, famously troubled wife of villain J.R.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It features two of Gray’s original “Dallas” scripts from the episodes surrounding the infamous “Who Shot J.R.?” saga.”
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Both The Mirror and Fox News independently report that the auction includes original scripts from the 'Who Shot J.R.?' saga.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dallas is an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolved around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who owned the independent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2015, Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., a 25-year-old African-American, was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department for possession of a knife. While in police custody, Gray sustained fatal inj…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Freddie_Gray
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Who shot J.R.?" is an advertising catchphrase created in 1980 by American network CBS to promote the prime time television soap opera Dallas. It referred to the fictional mystery surrounding a murder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_shot_J.R.?
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Claim 2: “Larry Hagman, who died in 2012 at 81.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Larry Hagman died on November 23, 2012, and was born in 1931, making him 81 years old at the time of death.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dallas is an American prime time soap opera developed by Cynthia Cidre and produced by Warner Horizon Television, that aired on TNT from June 13, 2012, to September 22, 2014. The series was a revival …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(2012_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hagman is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carl Hagman (1890–1949), Swedish actor Emy Hagman (1906–1976), Swedish actress Itai Hagman (born 1983), Argentine politician Just…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American actor, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hagman
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Claim 3: “said the 85-year-old.”
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Wikipedia lists her birth date as September 12, 1940. Multiple web sources (Birthday, Age, and Zodiac; FRESHSTORYES) explicitly state she is 85 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anne Sexton (born Anne Gray Harvey; November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her bo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sexton
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character J.R. Ewing on the CBS television drama …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Gray
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Masters of the Universe franchise, created in 1981 as a toyline by American company Mattel, contained many characters in its various iterations as a toyline, the television series He-Man and the M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_He-Man_and_the_Masters…
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Claim 4: “The actress, who played Sue Ellen Ewing, the glamorous, famously troubled wife of villain J.R. Ewing on “Dallas,” is teaming up with Julien’s Auctions for “Ladies of the ’80s,” which goes live Aug. 12.”
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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo, juliensauctions.com, and other web results) confirm that Linda Gray is partnering with Julien's Auctions for the 'Ladies of the '80s' event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre (369 ha) Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas, in the United States. The park has a 37.5-acre (15.2-hectare) plowed field which is one of the few di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_of_Diamonds_State_Park
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish and American film actress. She was a leading star during Hollywood's silent and early golden eras. Regarded …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician and visual artist, noted for her eccentric stage persona, characterized b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Diller
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Claim 5: “The “Dallas” Season 3 finale ended with one of television’s most famous cliffhangers: J.R. was shot by an unseen gunman”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and specialized entertainment articles, confirm that the Dallas Season 3 finale featured the cliffhanger of J.R. being shot by an unseen gunman.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dallas is an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolved around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who owned the independent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dallas: J.R. Returns is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film and is the first of two Dallas reunion films, produced after the series went off the air in 1991. It originally aired on CBS on N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas:_J.R._Returns
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dallas is an American prime time soap opera developed by Cynthia Cidre and produced by Warner Horizon Television, that aired on TNT from June 13, 2012, to September 22, 2014. The series was a revival …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(2012_TV_series)
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