Congratulatory letters, February 1989
Series Description
The letters of congratulations to Wittliff found here indicate the enthusiasm with which the miniseries was greeted. There are files on the many honors received by Lonesome Dove--18 Emmy nominations which resulted in seven Emmys, the award for Best Miniseries and Best Television Program of 1989 from the National Association of Television Critics, the D. W. Griffith Award for Best Television Miniseries, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Wrangle Award for the Best Western Television Feature in 1989, the Golden Globe Award for best Television Miniseries and Best Actor in a Miniseries, the Peabody Award and the Writers Guild of America award to Bill Wittliff for the teleplay.
Dates
- February 1989
Creator
- From the Collection: Wittliff, William D. (1940-2019) (Person)
- From the Collection: McMurtry, Larry (Person)
- From the Collection: Ramsey, Van Broughton (Person)
- From the Collection: White, Cary (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 78 Linear Feet
From the Collection: 21 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository
