Hagman is best known for his role in the TV show Dallas. On the show, he payed the villain J.R. Ewing. He also co-starred earlier in his career in the enormously popular sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie."

Hagman was also known as a generous supporter of private and progressive schools in the Los Angeles area.

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