Examiner 180: JR Ewing shooter revealed; John Huston and Arthur Miller visit Blackrock Castle
Left, Larry Hagman as JR Ewing in Dallas; right, John Huston and Arthur Miller in Cork.
For those who weren't there, it must be difficult to imagine the fuss around the big reveal of who shot JR Ewing in the hugely popular TV series Dallas in 1980. Larry Hagman's character had been gunned down in TV's ultimate cliffhanger eight months previously, at the end of season three.
As the front-page report reveals, the possible identity of the killer had become a major topic of public concern. Bumper stickers proclaimed 'I shot JR', and Westmeath country singer TR Dallas had one of the hits of the year with a song about it.
