What is James Drury?
[[File:James Drury The Virginian 1971.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Drury in 1971]] '''James Child Drury Jr.''' (April 18, 1934 – April 6, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]] and [[businessman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.610wtvn.com/pages/producertom.html|title=News Radio 610 WTVN|website=Radio 610 WTVN|access-date=June 21, 2017|archive-date=June 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624011710/http://www.610wtvn.com/pages/producertom.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is best known for his success in playing the title role in the 90-minute weekly [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[television series]] ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', broadcast on [[NBC]] from 1962–1971. Drury was born in [[New York City]], [[New York]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800066885/bio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522093159/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800066885/bio |url-status=live |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |title=James Drury|access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> He was raised in [[Oregon]]. In 1979, he married Carl Ann Head Drury. He had two children. Drury died from natural causes on April 6, 2020 in [[Houston]], at age 85.<ref name=Obit>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-drury-dead-star-virginian-was-85-1039156 James Drury, Star of 'The Virginian,' Dies at 85], by Mike Barnes, in ''[[the Hollywood Reporter]]''; published April 6, 2020; retrieved April 6, 2020, just 18 days short of his 86th birthday.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.thevirginian.net James Drury: ''The Virginian'' Official Website] *{{IMDb name|0238628|James Drury}} *[http://www.the-virginian.com The Virginian Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209101734/http://the-virginian.com/ |date=2011-02-09 }} *[http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/mchs&CISOPTR=258&REC=12 Picture of Drury in Oregon] *[http://www.kirbyjonas.com/articles/drury-jonas_interview.html Interview with Kirby