Fifty-five summers ago writer-producer Andrew J. Fenady was working with actor-writer Nick Adams on producing the series they co-created, The Rebel: Johnny Yuma. The series, starring Adams, would debut in the fall of 1959 and would enjoy a three-year, 76-episode run on ABC. Fenady, who also wrote the theme song, Johnny Yuma, which became a recording hit for Johnny Cash, who ironically had to compete for the song with former Sun Records compatriot, Elvis Presley. Fenady produced the series at Par


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