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The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
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Television genre based on the American Old West
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Hopalong Cassidy
Fictional cowboy hero
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William Boyd (actor)
American actor (1895–1972)
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NBC
American broadcast television network
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