Amanda Blake Husband Frank Gilbert
Frank Gilbert Biography
What did Frank Gilbert do for a living? Frank Gilbert was an American writer and producer, known for Buffalo Bill Rides Again (1947), Lighthouse (1947) and Tattletales (1974). He was also known for previously being married to Amanda Blake.
Frank Gilbert Age, Is he still alive?
Frank is not alive as of 2023, he passed away some years back, since he was not in the limelight, his death details were not publicly published.
Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake (February 20, 1929 – August 16, 1989) was an American actress best remembered for playing “Miss Kitty Russell,” a red-haired saloon proprietress on the western television series Gunsmoke. She managed one of the first successful cheetah breeding programs in captivity with her third husband, Frank Gilbert.
Amanda Blake Net Worth at Death
Amanda Blake had a net worth of $0.65 million at the time of her death, she was an American actress.
Amanda Blake Husband and Children
In 1954, Blake married Don Whitman, whom he divorced in 1956. She would visit the saloon set’ of Gunsmoke after her divorce from Whitman. On days when she wasn’t needed, Blake felt like she was at home there.
In 1964, she married Jason Seymour Day Jr., whom she divorced in 1967. In 1967, Blake married Frank Gilbert, whom he divorced in 1982. In 1984, she married Mark Edward Spaeth. Spaeth passed away in 1985. She did not have any children.
Amanda Blake Siblings and Parents
Amanda Blake, real name, Beverly Louise Neill, the only child of Jesse and Louise (née Puckett) Neill, was born in Buffalo, New York. Her father worked in the banking industry. She does not have any siblings.
Amanda Blake Age at Death
Amanda passed away on August 16, 1989 (aged 60), in Sacramento, California.
Amanda Blake Cause of Death
Blake was a chain smoker who underwent oral cancer surgery in 1977. She became a supporter of the American Cancer Society and made appearances across the country to raise money for the organization. She received the society’s annual Courage Award in 1984, which was given to her by then-US President Ronald Reagan.
Blake’s doctor later claimed that she died of AIDS, which was extensively reported in the popular media. Her close friends maintain that she was not a drug user or sexually promiscuous, and that she may have contracted the disease from a previous marriage. Blake died on August 16, 1989, at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, CA, of liver failure caused by viral hepatitis.
