The Big Valley
Created by A.I. Bezzerides, Louis F. Edelman
On ABC
A family-centered western drama built around a strong matriarch managing a sprawling ranch and its inhabitants across the 1870s frontier.
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
