1. Patricia Blair is best known as portraying famed American frontier pioneer woman Rebecca Boone, real-life wife of famous Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone, in all six seasons of the 18th century colonial era Western TV series Daniel Boone.
11 Facts About Patricia Blair
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Patricia Blair appeared in 22 episodes of the later seasons of The Rifleman.
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Patricia Blair became a teenage model through the Conover Modeling Agency of New York City, of noted Harry Conover.
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Patricia Blair had a recurring role as Goldy, one of Madame Francine's hostesses, on the 1958 TV series Yancy Derringer.
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Patricia Blair made a guest appearance in 1963 on Perry Mason as murderer Nicolai Wright in "The Case of the Badgered Brother".
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Patricia Blair made guest appearances as well on other television series, such as The Bob Cummings Show; Rescue 8; Gunsmoke; Richard Diamond, Private Detective; The Virginian; and Bonanza.
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Patricia Blair had considered moving to New York City in 1964 until screenwriter Gordon Chase helped her get a role on the NBC series Daniel Boone.
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Patricia Blair played real-life wife Rebecca Boone, opposite star Fess Parker as real-life frontier pioneer leader Daniel Boone for six seasons, with Darby Hinton as son Israel Boone and future multi - Primetime Emmy Award nominee Veronica Cartwright as daughter Jemima Boone.
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Patricia Blair became concerned that her TV daughter, played by Cartwright, made her appear aged and she refused to sign a contract for season three unless Cartwright was dropped from the show.
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On February 14,1965, the 32-year-old Blair married 42-year-old land developer Martin S Colbert in Los Angeles, California.
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Patricia Blair died at her home in North Wildwood, New Jersey, aged 80, from breast cancer.