¡Colores!; Tony Hillerman, Cover

KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.) · December 5, 2004

Studio Read B cam This file contains raw footage of Tony Hillerman typing at his computer. File as includes close-up shots of a map, art, awards and plaques, and bookshelves in Hillerman's office. Raw footage was shot for For ¡Colores! episode "Tony Hillerman’s New Mexico." Join us as we visit with one of New Mexico's most popular storytellers, Tony Hillerman. Tony Hillerman has been a New Mexican for the better part of his years and captures the people, open vistas and spirit of the American Southwest in his award-winning mystery novels. In this half-hour documentary, Tony shares his inspirations and life story in a delightful, candid and oftentimes humorous way. We start with Tony’s humble beginnings in dustbowl Oklahoma. We then follow him though France in World War II, his career as a journalist, a university professor and finally becoming one of New Mexico’s best-selling authors. A fascinating story of success, Tony says, “My three fourths of a century has been notable for fortunate outcomes and rare disappointments." Renowned actor Wes Studi narrates this documentary. Studi plays a starring role as Officer Joe Leaphorn in the recent PBS American Mystery! specials based on Tony Hillerman’s novels. Funded in part by New Mexico Arts a division of the Office of Cultural Affairs, The National Endowment for the Arts and the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of New Mexico.