A book on the making of Lonesome dove
By: interviews by John Spong ; color plates by Jeff Wilson ; photographs by Bill Wittliff
Contributors: Wilson, Jeff; Wittliff, William D.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Southwestern & Mexican photography series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780292735842; 9780292739482
Subjects: Interviews; Television producers and directors; Lonesome Dove (Television program : 1989); Television actors and actresses
Description: Widely acclaimed as the greatest Western ever made, Lonesome Dove has become a true American epic. Larry McMurtrys Pulitzer Prizewinning novel was a New York Times best seller, with more than 2.5 million copies currently in print. The Lonesome Dove miniseries has drawn millions of viewers and won numerous awards, including seven Emmys.

A 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. Writer John Spong talks to forty of the key people involvedauthor Larry McMurtry; actors Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Anjelica Huston, Diane Lane, Danny Glover, Ricky Schroder, D. B. Sweeney, Frederic Forrest, and Chris Cooper; executive producer and screenwriter Bill Wittliff; executive producer Suzanne de Passe; and director Simon Wincer. They and a host of others tell lively stories about McMurtrys writing of the epic novel and the process of turning it into the miniseries Lonesome Dove. Accompanying their recollections are photographs of iconic props, costumes, set designs, and shooting scripts. 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. Designed as a companion for A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, Wittliff's magnificent fine art volume, A Book on the Making of Lonesome Doveis a must-have for every fan of this American epic.

Designed as a companion for A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, Wittliffs magnificent fine art volume, A Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove is a must-have for every fan of this American epic.
Table of contents: title: Our epic; title: The book; title: The miniseries.