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Television mini-series

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 303 Collections and/or Records:

Corrected pages for polish and blue script revisions, March 4, 1988

 File — Box 7, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series: Suzanne de Passe, president of Motown Productions, enlisted Bill Wittliff to write the screenplay for Lonesome Dove. Wittliff, a native Texan, had been writing films since 1977, beginning with the CBS-TV movie Thaddeus Rose and Eddie and including credit for The Black Stallion (1979),Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Raggedy Man (1981),...
Dates: March 4, 1988

Costume drawings and research

 File — Multiple Containers
Series Description From the Series: Costume Designer: Van Broughton RamseyCostume designer Ramsey had previously designed the wardrobe for Horton Foote's dramas of early 20th century Texas life, 1918 (1984), and On Valentine's Day(1986). Ramsey kept his notes, forms and drawings in two cloth zipper notebook containers. A blue container held Ramsey's sketches of costumes for the principal characters and includes notes from the novel, cloth swatches and...
Dates: 1988

Costume Sketches, undated

 Sub-Series
Sub-Series Description

Costume sketches by Van Broughton Ramsey for a variety of plays and films.

Dates: undated

“Costumes for my agent’s children” Wizard, Leprechaun, Ritual robe, undated

 File — Box 2908, Folder: 25
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Costume sketches by Van Broughton Ramsey for a variety of plays and films.

Dates: undated

Courtship: 2 costume sketches on watercolor board (15” x 20”), 1986

 Item — Box 2937, item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Original oversized watercolor sketches of costumes for various plays and film projects.

Dates: 1986

Courtship: 10 original costume sketches, undated

 File — Box 2908, Folder: 15
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Costume sketches by Van Broughton Ramsey for a variety of plays and films.

Dates: undated

Courtship. (Black 3” binder), 1987

 Item — Box 2911, item: 2
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Binders containing scripts, costume sketches, research materials, production notes, and other documentation for film projects. Arranged chronologically by broadcast date of the films.

Dates: Broadcast: 1987

Courtship. Written by Horton Foote, directed by Howard Cummings and starring William Converse-Roberts, Horton Foote, Jr., Hallie Foote, and Daisy Foote. “Drawing for my first movie with Horton Foote.” (Small black 1” binder), 1987

 Item — Box 2911, item: 1
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Binders containing scripts, costume sketches, research materials, production notes, and other documentation for film projects. Arranged chronologically by broadcast date of the films.

Dates: Broadcast: 1987

Cowboy Hall of Fame, March 1990

 File — Box 21, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: 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...
Dates: March 1990

Cutting Notes, August-December 1988

 File — Box 17, Folder: 3-4
Series Description From the Series: Editor: Corky EhlersMusic: Basil PaledourisThis series covers the material used in the post-production phase--film editing and the addition of music and sound. It contains the post-production schedule, budget, location breakdown and cost reports. The cutting notes include the suggestions of Wittliff, the producer Dyson Lovell and the director Simon Wincer. The various cuts--the editor's rough cut, the director's cut, the producer's cuts and the final cuts--are...
Dates: August-December 1988

Dailies index

 File — Box 16, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: This series deals with material used or generated during the filming of Lonesome Dove from March through July 1988. Glenn Headley contributed her script for the character Elmira marked with her notes. Bill Wittliff, not only a screenwriter and producer, but also an accomplished photographer, publisher and book designer, contributed many of his photographs of performers and scenes taken during the filming. A complete set of the dailies on 3/4 inch tape is also...
Dates: 1988

Daily Production Reports, March 8-July 5, 1988

 File — Box 11, Folder: 3-4
Series Description From the Series: Production Manager: Dick GalleglyAssistant Production Manager: Adam Merims1st Assistant Director: Robert RooyKey 2nd Assistant Director: Matt BearsonProduction Coordinator: Jill LopezAsst. Production Coordinator: Nikol HegartyLocation Manager: John Gibson Script Supervisor: Cynthia Upstill Here is found the paperwork of the production manager and the script supervisor. The production manager...
Dates: March 8-July 5, 1988

Daily Production Reports, 2nd Unit, April 25-June 9, 1988

 File — Box 11, Folder: 5
Series Description From the Series: Production Manager: Dick GalleglyAssistant Production Manager: Adam Merims1st Assistant Director: Robert RooyKey 2nd Assistant Director: Matt BearsonProduction Coordinator: Jill LopezAsst. Production Coordinator: Nikol HegartyLocation Manager: John Gibson Script Supervisor: Cynthia Upstill Here is found the paperwork of the production manager and the script supervisor. The production manager...
Dates: April 25-June 9, 1988

Daily Production Reports (Wittliff's copy), May-June 1988

 File — Box 10, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: Production Manager: Dick GalleglyAssistant Production Manager: Adam Merims1st Assistant Director: Robert RooyKey 2nd Assistant Director: Matt BearsonProduction Coordinator: Jill LopezAsst. Production Coordinator: Nikol HegartyLocation Manager: John Gibson Script Supervisor: Cynthia Upstill Here is found the paperwork of the production manager and the script supervisor. The production manager...
Dates: May-June 1988

Dangerous Corner: 4 original costume sketches, undated

 File — Box 2908, Folder: 19
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Costume sketches by Van Broughton Ramsey for a variety of plays and films.

Dates: undated

Day-Out-of-Days, March-May 1988

 File — Box 10, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: Production Manager: Dick GalleglyAssistant Production Manager: Adam Merims1st Assistant Director: Robert RooyKey 2nd Assistant Director: Matt BearsonProduction Coordinator: Jill LopezAsst. Production Coordinator: Nikol HegartyLocation Manager: John Gibson Script Supervisor: Cynthia Upstill Here is found the paperwork of the production manager and the script supervisor. The production manager...
Dates: March-May 1988

de Passe letter re: audiotapes, October 1, 1986

 File — Box 2, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series: Suzanne de Passe, president of Motown Productions, enlisted Bill Wittliff to write the screenplay for Lonesome Dove. Wittliff, a native Texan, had been writing films since 1977, beginning with the CBS-TV movie Thaddeus Rose and Eddie and including credit for The Black Stallion (1979),Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Raggedy Man (1981),...
Dates: October 1, 1986

Dead Wrong: 5 costume sketches on watercolor board (10” x 13”), 1986

 Item — Box 2935, item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Original oversized watercolor sketches of costumes for various plays and film projects.

Dates: 1986

Deal memos, contracts, March-May 1988

 File — Box 9, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: Production Manager: Dick GalleglyAssistant Production Manager: Adam Merims1st Assistant Director: Robert RooyKey 2nd Assistant Director: Matt BearsonProduction Coordinator: Jill LopezAsst. Production Coordinator: Nikol HegartyLocation Manager: John Gibson Script Supervisor: Cynthia Upstill Here is found the paperwork of the production manager and the script supervisor. The production manager...
Dates: March-May 1988

Distribution, 1988-1989

 Series
Series Description

This series contains memos on distribution plans by Quintex, the company which held international distribution rights. Quintex went into bankruptcy and the court records found here provide information on foreign distribution of the miniseries.

Dates: 1988-1989