Patricia Blair
aka Lou Mallory  ~ owner of the General Store, Madera House,
 a farm and several parcels of land

Date of birth - 15 January 1931 ~ Fort Worth, Texas

Patricia Blair started modeling at the age of 13.  She also did summer stock. She did an unsold pilot, "Tramp Ship," opposite Neville Brand.  She was ready to move to New York when screenwriter Gordon Chase suggested her for the female lead in
“Daniel Boone”

  She starred in several movies ~ "Jump into Hell" — "Crime against Joe" — "The Black Sheep" — "City of Fear" — "Cage of Evil" — "The Ladies' Man" — "Left Hand of Gemini" and "The Electric Horseman". 
TV appearances were "Telephone Time" — "Daniel Boone" — "The Bob Cummings Show" — "Yancy Derringer" — "Richard Diamond" — "Private Detective" — "Letter to Loretta" — "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" — "The Virginian" — "Perry Mason" — "Bonanza" — "Temple Houston" — "Petrocelli"

Patricia Blair was first introduced in the episode 'Lou Mallory', a hot-tempered Irish lass who was a razor-sharp businesswoman.  [Patricia replaced Millie ~ Joan Taylor]  She joined the cast in the fifth and final season. 

She has appeared in the following episodes.....'Lou Mallory' — 'Quiet Night, Deadly Night' — 'Death Never Rides Alone' — 'I Take This Woman' — 'The Assailants' — 'Mark's Rifle' — 'The Most Amazing Man'
— 'Squeeze Play' — 'Gun Shy' — 'Conflict' — 'Incident at Line Shack Six' — 'Suspicion' — 'The Sidewinder' — 'The Sixteenth Cousin' — 'End of the Hunt' — 'Requiem at Mission Springs' — 'Old Man Running'

"What's my favorite episode that Lou was in?"  It's a toss up between two episodes for me.  'I Take This Woman' and 'Requiem at Mission Springs.'  In 'I Take This Woman,'  she was willing to sacrifice herself to protect others from her so called future husband.  Can't you just see those two together [Lou & Dennis O'Flarrety]?  I like 'Requiem at Missions Springs' because there is some good tender moments in this episode.  From Lucas and Mark, to Lucas and Lou. 

 After her one season as Lucas' gal pal on "The Rifleman", Patricia moved on to the highly successful "Daniel Boone" series, and portrayed Fess Parker's "missus" for six seasons from 1964 through 1970.  In an interview with David Fury, she said that she had the good fortune of working with two of the tallest and handsomest men in Hollywood [Connors and Parker].  She starred with Ed Ames in an episode of "The Rifleman" ~
 'Quiet Night, Deadly Night,' and later with him in Daniel Boone.  

[some info taken from ~ Chuck Connors ~ "The Man Behind the Rifle!" ~ David Fury]

Johnny Crawford ~ Mark McCain
Paul Fix ~ Marshal Micah Torrance
Harlan Warde ~ John Hamilton
John Harmon ~ Eddie
Bill Quinn ~ Sweeney
Hope Summers ~ Hattie Denton
Joan Taylor ~ Millie Scott

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