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Television -- Production and direction

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:

Part I retyping of March 9, 1987 draft and Part II draft, February 18, 1987

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

Part II, "On the Trail"

 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

Part III, "The Plains"

 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

Part IV, "Return"

 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

Peabody, March 1990

 File — Box 21, Folder: 6
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
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Congratulations and Awards

Photographs of production taken by Bill Wittliff

 File — Box 16, Folder: 6
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

Polished draft, March 8-9, 1987

 File — Box 3, Folder: 6-8
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 8-9, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Part I, "Leaving"

Post-Production, 1988-1989

 Series
Series Description 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 budget and cost reports

 File — Box 17, Folder: 2
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

Producer's memos, September 1987-January 1990

 File — Box 8, Folder: 9
Series Description From the Series: Executive Producers: Suzanne de Passe and Bill Wittliff Assistant to Mr. Wittliff: Connie ToddCo-executive Producer: Robert HalmiProducer: Dyson LovellSupervising Producer: Michael WeisbarthThis series is primarily made up of correspondence among the producers. The majority of the memos are from Dyson Lovell and deal with scheduling, hiring, budget, set behavior, etc. Wittliff's files contain letters, thank yous from...
Dates: September 1987-January 1990
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Producer's Unit

Producer's Unit, 1987-1991

 Series
Series Description Executive Producers: Suzanne de Passe and Bill Wittliff Assistant to Mr. Wittliff: Connie ToddCo-executive Producer: Robert HalmiProducer: Dyson LovellSupervising Producer: Michael WeisbarthThis series is primarily made up of correspondence among the producers. The majority of the memos are from Dyson Lovell and deal with scheduling, hiring, budget, set behavior, etc. Wittliff's files contain letters, thank yous from...
Dates: 1987-1991
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives

Production, 1988

 Series
Series Description 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 Board

 File — Box 9, Folder: 6
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: 1987-1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Production Staff

Production Manager's memos, August 1987-March 1988

 File — Box 8, Folder: 10
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: August 1987-March 1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Production Staff

Production Manager's memos, April-July 1988

 File — Box 9, Folder: 1
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-July 1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Production Staff

Production polish, March 3, 1988

 File — Box 6, Folder: 8
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 3, 1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Story and Script / Completed Script

Production Staff, 1987-1988

 Series
Series Description 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: 1987-1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives

Property master's continuity photos

 File — Multiple Containers
Series Description From the Series: Production Designer: Cary White Assistant Production Designer: John FrickStoryboard Artist: Michael PealProperty Master: Eric WilliamsHere are found the set designs as drawn by the Production Designer Cary White and his assistant, John Frick. Cary White, a Texas-based designer, had worked with Wittliff on Red Headed Stranger(1986)and had also designed for Texas Chainsaw Massacre II(1986) and ...
Dates: 1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Art

Props and memorabilia

 File — Box 13, Folder: 12-13
Series Description From the Series: Production Designer: Cary White Assistant Production Designer: John FrickStoryboard Artist: Michael PealProperty Master: Eric WilliamsHere are found the set designs as drawn by the Production Designer Cary White and his assistant, John Frick. Cary White, a Texas-based designer, had worked with Wittliff on Red Headed Stranger(1986)and had also designed for Texas Chainsaw Massacre II(1986) and ...
Dates: 1988
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives / Art

Publicity, 1986-1991

 Series
Series Description

The publicity files contain videotapes and clippings produced by CBS to promote the miniseries. In addition, there are various newspaper clippings and articles on Lonesome Dove including critical reviews and interviews with the cast.

Dates: 1986-1991
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-111, Lonesome Dove Television Miniseries Production Archives