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| Fans pay tribute to Larry Hagman at Southfork, seat of JR's fictional empire | Fans pay tribute to Larry Hagman at Southfork, seat of JR's fictional empire |
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| Fans of the 1980s TV hit Dallas flocked to the fictional home of the series' villainous oil tycoon JR Ewing over the weekend, dropping off flowers at Southfork Ranch in memory of the man behind the character. Larry Hagman died in Dallas on Friday, at age 81, due to complications from his battle with cancer. | Fans of the 1980s TV hit Dallas flocked to the fictional home of the series' villainous oil tycoon JR Ewing over the weekend, dropping off flowers at Southfork Ranch in memory of the man behind the character. Larry Hagman died in Dallas on Friday, at age 81, due to complications from his battle with cancer. |
| Southfork, a ranch north of Dallas, was known to millions of viewers as the Ewing family home. Exterior shots of the house and pool were shown when the series aired, from 1978 to 1991, although the show wasn't filmed there. The ranch has been open for tours since the mid-1980s, and now sees more than 100,000 visitors each year. Each room of the house is themed for a character. On Saturday, JR Ewing's room had flowers and a card for tourists to sign. | Southfork, a ranch north of Dallas, was known to millions of viewers as the Ewing family home. Exterior shots of the house and pool were shown when the series aired, from 1978 to 1991, although the show wasn't filmed there. The ranch has been open for tours since the mid-1980s, and now sees more than 100,000 visitors each year. Each room of the house is themed for a character. On Saturday, JR Ewing's room had flowers and a card for tourists to sign. |
| "Today is about Larry Hagman and his family," said Janna Timm, of Southfork Ranch & Hotel. "He was such a wonderful person, and we will really miss him." | "Today is about Larry Hagman and his family," said Janna Timm, of Southfork Ranch & Hotel. "He was such a wonderful person, and we will really miss him." |
| Dallas was revived on the cable TV channel TNT this summer, and all of the scenes were filmed at Southfork or other places in the Dallas area. Hagman reprised his role as the scheming oilman who would even double-cross his own son. | Dallas was revived on the cable TV channel TNT this summer, and all of the scenes were filmed at Southfork or other places in the Dallas area. Hagman reprised his role as the scheming oilman who would even double-cross his own son. |
| Linda Sproule of Peterborough, Ontario, heard about Hagman's death on Friday, while in Dallas. She said she wanted to come to Southfork because she had been a fan of the show in the 1980s. "I remember on Friday nights we watched it, and JR was bigger than life in some ways," she said, after taking the Southfork tour on Saturday morning. "This ranch is beautiful. Being here is kind of emotional in a way." | Linda Sproule of Peterborough, Ontario, heard about Hagman's death on Friday, while in Dallas. She said she wanted to come to Southfork because she had been a fan of the show in the 1980s. "I remember on Friday nights we watched it, and JR was bigger than life in some ways," she said, after taking the Southfork tour on Saturday morning. "This ranch is beautiful. Being here is kind of emotional in a way." |
| "We loved him [JR] because he was so ruthless," said Barbara Quinones, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. "This is a sad day, but I'm glad we're here." | "We loved him [JR] because he was so ruthless," said Barbara Quinones, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. "This is a sad day, but I'm glad we're here." |
| Some of the show's stars, including Hagman, came to Southfork to mark the series' 25th anniversary. The Fort Worth-born actor had visited several times before the show was revived. | Some of the show's stars, including Hagman, came to Southfork to mark the series' 25th anniversary. The Fort Worth-born actor had visited several times before the show was revived. |
| "He was definitely a gentleman, a class act," said Jim Gomes, vice president of resorts at Southfork Ranch & Hotel. "He loved the fans as much as they loved him." | "He was definitely a gentleman, a class act," said Jim Gomes, vice president of resorts at Southfork Ranch & Hotel. "He loved the fans as much as they loved him." |
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