Dad was really an under-the-radar kind of guy, and thats what we believed in, Mary Crosby said from her California home last week. (Characteristically, she downplays her own moment in the spotlight as Kristin Shepard, the character on Dallas who shot J.R. Ewing in one of TVs most-watched episo
character of Christopher Ewing. Played on the new "Dallas" by actor Jesse Metcalfe, Christopher is the biological son of the woman who famously shot J.R., the late Kristin Shepard, a character who died in 1981 in the Southfork Ranch swimming pool in an accident that was investigated by Corbin's character.
ne of them shot J.R. in May 1980, at the end of Dallas' second full season. "Who Shot J. R.?" became an international phenomenon. English betting parlors took wagers; the Turkish parliament recessed on the night the assassin's identity -- Kristin Shepard -- was to be revealed.
When the Who Done It? episode of Dallas aired on November 21, 1980, it was revealed that Kristin Shepard (Mary Crosby), J.R.s sister-in-law/mistress was the shooter who fired in a frenzy of anger after learning she was pregnant with J.R.s lovechild.
One of them shot J.R. in May 1980, at the end of Dallas' second full season. "Who Shot J. R.?" became an international phenomenon. English betting parlors took wagers; the Turkish parliament recessed on the night the assassin's identity - Kristin Shepard - was to be revealed.
Date: Nov 24, 2012
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Larry Hagman, Dallas Villain J.R. Ewing, Dies at 81
21, 1980, J.R.'s spurned sister-in-law Kristin Shepard (played by Mary Crosby) confessed to the shooting. The episode, "Who Done It?," became the highest-rated prime-time program of its time. Though subsequently outdrawn by the M*A*S*H* finale and various Super Bowls, it still ranks among the elite
Date: Nov 24, 2012
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Larry Hagman, Who Played JR Ewing in 'Dallas,' Dies at 81
mystery masterfully marketed by the network and the shows producers set viewing records, with an estimated 350 million people all over the world tuning in for the answer. (The shooter turned out to be Kristin Shepard, played by Mary Crosby, the scheming adulterous sister of J. R.s wife, Sue Ell
away so that Bobby wouldn't see her severe burns. Years later, his second wife, April (Sheree Wilson), was kidnapped and shot dead. Bobby adopted Christopher from J.R.'s sister-in-law, Kristin Shepard (the woman who actually shot J.R.) and had a son with girlfriend Jenna Wade (Priscilla Presley). J.