{"id":35370,"date":"2026-03-18T01:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=35370"},"modified":"2026-03-18T01:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:30:17","slug":"walker-texas-ranger-and-dallas-legend-dead-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=35370","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Walker, Texas Ranger\u2019 and \u2018Dallas\u2019 Legend Dead at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"269\">Hollywood is remembering <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Michael Preece<\/span><\/span>, who passed away at the age of 88 from heart failure at his home in Los Angeles. Over a long and respected career, he became known for his work behind the camera on some of television\u2019s most popular series.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"603\">Preece began his journey in the 1950s as a script supervisor, contributing to major productions like <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">True Grit<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">How the West Was Won<\/span><\/span> before transitioning into directing in the 1970s. His experience in classic Hollywood helped shape a style that carried into his later television work.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"896\">He went on to direct dozens of episodes of hit shows, including <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Walker, Texas Ranger<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dallas<\/span><\/span>, along with series such as <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Baywatch<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">MacGyver<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">7th Heaven<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"1100\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Michael Preece is survived by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and even a great-great-grandson. 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