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‘Dallas’: Sue Ellen Wasn’t Supposed to Last Past the Pilot

Although Linda Gray’s Sue Ellen Ewing had no lines during that April 1978 pilot episode of Dallas, she didn’t need them. While the rest of the characters sparred on camera, Sue Ellen sat on the couch and filmed the reaction shot that floored CBS execs. Gray recalled using her eyes to project her deep-seated distaste …