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Dan Blocker, best remembered for his portrayal of the simple, bumbling Eric “Hoss” Cartwright on the hit western Bonanza, was far from a simple man himself. He was a teacher in Texas before becoming an actor, and, a much lesser known fact, he was the founder of the steakhouse chain Bonanza. He died of a pulmonary embolism in his forties. It is an unfortunate fact that if that had occurred at a later date, modern medical monitors or various types of other medical jewelry might indeed have saved his life. As a part of the childhoods of so very many, he will long be remembered.

Dan Blocker is buried at Woodmen Cemetery in Bowie County, Texas.

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