Amanda BlakeAs Miss Kitty Russell in Gunsmoke (1966)BornBeverly Louise NeillFebruary 20, 1929 Buffalo, New York, USDiedAugust 16, 1989 (aged 60) Sacramento, CaliforniaOccupationActress

How did Miss Kitty die?

Amanda Blake, the actress who played Miss Kitty on the long-running television series ”Gunsmoke,” died of AIDS-related complications and not, as a hospital and her friends reported at the time, of cancer, her doctor says.

What was Amanda Blake's last episode on Gunsmoke?

Miss Kitty Amanda Blake appeared in over 500 episodes of the television series, with her last being the April 1, 1974, episode titled, “The Disciple“.