Biographical Works

This manuscript is one of the drafts for the biography of Clinton Presba Anderson (1895 - 1975), who served a U.S. Senator from New Mexico from 1949 to 1973, written by Tony Hillerman. This manuscript is from the inventory of the Clinton P. Anderson Papers Collection (MSS 20 BC) at the Center for Southwest Research, the University of New Mexico.

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Tony Hillerman (Wikipedia Entry)

This wikipedia entry for Tony Hillerman provides a very good, concise biography as well as a comprehensive list of his works.

Talking Mysteries : A Conversation with Tony Hillerman
Author: Tony Hillerman; Ernie Bulow; Ernest Franklin
Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1991.

Examines the craft of mystery writing, including an autobiographical piece of Hillerman, a Jim Chee mini-mystery, and an interview by Ernie Bulow.

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University of New Mexico Press

Tony Hillerman : a public life
Author: John Sobol
Publisher: Toronto : ECW Press : Distributed in the U.S. by InBook, 1994.

This biography is concise (128 pp.) and contains a variety of interesting photographs of both Tony Hillerman and some of the settings for his novels.

Watch Tony Hillerman: The Art Of Mystery on PBS. See more from KNME.

 
Produced by New Mexico PBS - Colores: Tony Hillerman: The Art Of Mystery, airdate November 3, 1992. An intimate look into the master mystery writers mind. Hillerman explains his inspirations, triumphs and disasters of writing his famous Jim Chee mystery series set in the Southwest. Scenes from Hillerman's stories are illustrated with striking videography, as we travel the four corners area to find the exact location where these events took place.

Watch Tony Hillerman's New Mexico on PBS. See more from KNME.

 
Produced by New Mexico PBS - Notable New Mexicans: Tony Hillerman's New Mexico, airdate: May 11, 2004. Join us as we visit with one of New Mexico's most popular storytellers, Tony Hillerman. Tony shares his inspirations and life story in a delightful, candid and oftentimes humorous way.

 
Drawing inspiration from the stark New Mexico landscape and Navajo traditions, author Tony Hillerman's novels focused on the idea of hózhó (or xojo). This refers to beauty, harmony, and the interconnectedness of the natural world. This video is an excerpt from a short documentary produced for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Hillerman was the 2004 Kirsch Award winner. - - Video by John Vande Wege.