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Bill Wittliff, “Lonesome Dove” Co-Screenwriter, Dies

The Associated Press | by AP Staff

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bill Wittliff, a prolific screenwriter who co-wrote the script for the CBS 1989 miniseries “Lonesome Dove,” has died at the age of 79. His death was announced by Texas State University, where Wittliff had founded The Wittliff Collections with his wife, lawyer Sally Wittliff. Collections Music Curator Hector Saldana tells The Hollywood Reporter that Wittliff […]