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Hillerman

American  
[hil-er-muhn] / ˈhɪl ər mən /

noun

  1. Tony, 1925–2008, U.S. novelist and anthropologist.


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With “Dark Winds,” even though Tony Hillerman was a white guy, we’ve recontextualized his books with a Native writers’ room, Native consultants, Native actors, Native directors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025

The show also starred John Hillerman as the stuffy British army veteran Higgins, who manages the estate that Magnum uses as his base.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022

But the reason why I was attracted to Tony Hillerman was because I knew when George R.R.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022

Martin met the author Hillerman in the ’80s through a New Mexico writers club, and was a big fan of his work.

From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2022

It was as though he surveyed Hillerman from behind the bulwark of some new and hostile information.

From The Clean and Wholesome Land by Ralph Sholto

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