Rounding out the book are continuity Polaroids used during filming and photographs taken on the set by Bill Wittliff, which place you behind the scenes in the middle of the action.ĭesigned as a companion for A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, Wittliff’s magnificent fine art volume, A Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove is a must-have for every fan of this American epic.Ī staff writer at Texas Monthly since 2002, John Spong was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 2010. Accompanying their recollections are photographs of iconic props, costumes, set designs, and shooting scripts. They and a host of others tell lively stories about McMurtry’s writing of the epic novel and the process of turning it into the miniseries Lonesome Dove. Sweeney, Frederic Forrest, and Chris Cooper executive producer and screenwriter Bill Wittliff executive producer Suzanne de Passe and director Simon Wincer. Writer John Spong talks to forty of the key people involved, including author Larry McMurtry actors Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Anjelica Huston, Diane Lane, Danny Glover, Ricky Schroder, D. The Lonesome Dove miniseries has drawn millions of viewers and won numerous awards, including seven Emmys.Ī Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove takes you on a fascinating behind-the-scenes journey into the creation of the book, the miniseries, and the world of Lonesome Dove.

Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel was a New York Times best seller, with more than 2.5 million copies currently in print. Widely acclaimed as the greatest Western ever made, Lonesome Dove has become a true American epic.

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