Daily BirthdaysAmanda Blake
Amanda Blake (born February 20, 1929 in Buffalo, New York), was a former telephone operator and best known for her 19-year role as Kitty Russell on the long-running series, Gunsmoke. Miss Kitty was owner/operator of the Long Branch Saloon from which she she dispensed wisdom, whiskey, and an ongoing-nongoing mystery relationship with Dodge City Marshall Matt Dillon (played by James Arness).
A lifetime smoker, she died of cancer on August 16, 1989 in Sacramento, California.
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Amanda Blake Facts
| Birth Name | Beverly Neill |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Birthday | February 20, 1929 |
| Sign | Pisces |
| Birthplace | Buffalo, New York, USA |
| Date of death | August 16, 1989 (age 60) |