Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke) no uncertain terms that he had no interest whatsoever. (Wayne was arguably the cinema's foremost box office attraction at the time.) Warren stated that the inquiry had not been serious inasmuch as Wayne could not realistically have been expected to abandon a thriving movie career for a less certain and immensely less lucrative television role. Wayne did, however, recommend James Arness for the part and his offer to introduce the first episode was readily accepted by CBS. Others who had auditioned for the part included Raymond Burr, Richard Boone, Denver Pyle, and William Conrad. All would go on to other
Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon the estate of Ditchley but not the title of Lichfield. Ditchley remained the home of the Viscounts Dillon until 1934. His children by the Lady Charlotte Lee of Lichfield (died 11 June 1794) include: Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon (1705 – 1787) was an Irish peer. Henry's father was the Hon. Arthur Dillon (1670–1733), a son of the 7th Viscount, who was Colonel and founder of the Dillon Regiment in 1688. In 1711, Arthur was created Count Dillon in France, and Earl of Dillon in 1721, by the "Old Pretender" James Francis Edward Stuart (recognized