Larry Hagman on 'Dallas' and His Beaver-Hair Hats

There were tall stars (Conan O’Brien, Vince Vaughn) and sexy stars (Angie Harmon, Moon Bloodgood) in the mix at a luncheon hosted Wednesday by the TNT and TBS networks, but perhaps the most eye-catching figure was an 80-year-old fellow with bushy... Set to premiere June 13, the new “Dallas” picks up with the sparring sons of J. R. and his brother Bobby. He was feeling good, encouraged by the positive reaction of advertisers and reporters to the preview TNT had offered that morning of “Dallas,” a sequel to the iconic drama that ran for 13 seasons and produced beloved villain J. R. Ewing. (Patrick Duffy, like Hagman, Linda Gray and other original stars, reprises his career-defining role. ) Summing up the state of J. R. decades later, Hagman said, “His wife has all his money.

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