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| | Lorne Greene Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Lorne Greene was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on February 12, 1915, an only child, he later said that he tried to base his posrtrayal of Ben Cartwright on his own father, Daniel Greene, who made orthopedic boots and shoes. |
 | | Lorne of course took the role of Ben Cartwright, agreeing to be one of four stars and became as producer David Dortort would later comment, "the perfect "Bonanza" image. |
 | | Lorne identified strongly with the character and millions of viewers saw Greene as Ben Cartwright. |
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