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 apartments near each other in New York. Over the years, they had a lot in common; just as O'Connor concluded contract negotiations for his salary on "All in the Family" in 1974, missing two episodes, Hagman eventually found himself renegotiating his salary on "Dallas", with similar results. Hagman's daughter, Heidi, whom O'Connor had known since her childhood, joined the cast for one season of "Archie Bunker's Place". Hagman directed several episodes of O'Connor's later series, "In the Heat of the Night". They both endured serious health issues, with O'Connor's heart bypass surgery, and Hagman's liver transplant. Hagman remained close after