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Television -- Production and direction

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:

Final draft, Part III & IV

 File — Box 8, Folder: 1-2
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: 1986-1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Completed Script

First draft, January 24, 1987

 File — Box 3, Folder: 3-5
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: January 24, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part I, "Leaving"

First draft, February 18, 1987

 File — Box 4, Folder: 3-4
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: February 18, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part II, "On the Trail"

First draft, May 25, 1987

 File — Box 5, Folder: 1-2
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: May 25, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part III, "The Plains"

First draft, August 15, 1987

 File — Multiple Containers
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: August 15, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part IV, "Return"

First full script with changes

 File — Box 6, Folder: 2-7
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: 1986-1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Completed Script

First rough draft, January 14, 1987

 File — Box 3, Folder: 2
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: January 14, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part I, "Leaving"

Glenne Headly's (Elmira) annotated script

 File — Box 16, Folder: 5
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
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Production

Golden Globe, 1990

 File — Box 21, Folder: 4
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: 1990
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Congratulations and Awards

Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-111
Abstract

The Lonesome Dove archive contains scripts, memos, letters, notes, production forms, set and costume sketches, set blueprints, photographs, props, costumes, videotapes, audiocassettes and a laser videodisc. The material details every aspect of the production--from the writing of the teleplay through the budgeting, casting, planning, scheduling, filming, publicity and distribution.

Dates: 1985-1990
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives

Main titles and final credits

 File — Box 17, Folder: 6
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: 1988-1989
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Post-Production

Movement Lists, February-July 1988

 File — Box 10, 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: February-July 1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Production Staff

Music

 File — Multiple Containers
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: 1988-1989
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Post-Production

Notes

 File — Box 4, 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: 1986-1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part III, "The Plains"

Notes

 File — Box 5, Folder: 4
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: 1986-1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part IV, "Return"

Notes and partial rough draft, December 1986

 File — Box 3, Folder: 1
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: December 1986
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part I, "Leaving"

Notes and rough draft, January 27-February 6, 1987

 File — Box 3, Folder: 9
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: January 27-February 6, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part II, "On the Trail"

One-Line Schedules, February-April 1988

 File — Box 10, Folder: 3
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: February-April 1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Production Staff

Oversized Materials

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lonesome Dove archive contains scripts, memos, letters, notes, production forms, set and costume sketches, set blueprints, photographs, props, costumes, videotapes, audiocassettes and a laser videodisc. The material details every aspect of the production--from the writing of the teleplay through the budgeting, casting, planning, scheduling, filming, publicity and distribution. The archival arrangement follows the order of production and is...
Dates: 1985-1990
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives

Part I, "Leaving"

 Sub-Series
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: 1986-1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script