Southfork Ranch 2009, "America's Tea Party", which an organizer said drew an estimated crowd of 25,000 to 35,000 attendees. In December 2012, a memorial service was held at the Southfork Ranch after the death of actor Larry Hagman, who starred as J.R. Ewing in the series. A memorial book for fans to sign was set up in the "J.R. Ewing room". Southfork Ranch Southfork Ranch is a conference and event center in Parker, Texas, in the United States, about north of Dallas. The ranch includes the Ewing Mansion, which was the setting for both "Dallas" television series: the original, which first aired
Larry Hagman on CBS. Two reunion movies were later made, both televised on NBC: "" (1985) and "I Still Dream of Jeannie" (1991), but Hagman did not appear in either of them. He felt five years on the original show was enough, and he wanted to devote himself to dramatic work. In 1999, after 29 years, Hagman agreed to reunite with "Jeannie" co-stars Barbara Eden and Bill Daily and creator/producer Sidney Sheldon on "The Donny and Marie Show". In 2002, when "I Dream of Jeannie" was set to join the cable channel TV Land, Hagman once again took part in an "I