The Adventures of Jim Bowie

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The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Genre Western
Adventure
Starring Scott Forbes
Theme music composer Ken Darby
Opening theme "Jim Bowie" by The King's Men
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 76
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Louis F. Edelman
Producer(s) William H. Wright
Lewis R. Foster
Editor(s) John Woodcock
Running time 30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 7, 1956 – August 29, 1958
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Adventures of Jim Bowie is a western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958.

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The series starred Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie, and was set in Louisiana in the 1830s. Story lines focused on the exploits of Bowie before he moved to Texas (then part of Mexico), and his death at the Alamo in 1836. During the series' two season run, Bowie encountered many historical figures of the era, such as President Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis, John James Audubon, Sam Houston, and Davy Crockett.

Among the actors and actresses who guest-starred more than once on the series were William Schallert, Denver Pyle, Michael Landon, Chuck Connors, and June Carter Cash.

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