Origin of spay Middle English spayen, aphetic from Anglo-French espeier from Old French espeer, to cut with a sword from espee, sword from Classical Latin spatha: see spade spay
About James Arness. It has been reported that around the time of his death in 2011 James Arness net worth stood at $2 million.
Minor roles in major films like Battleground (1949), where he was first billed as James Arness, and John Ford's Wagonmaster (1950) followed, but by 1950, his career appeared to have stalled.