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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

So Season 1 of "Dark Winds" is mostly focused with on the Tony Hillerman novel "The Listening Woman," which was originally published in 1978.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2022

The show, based on the Leaphorn and Chee books by Tony Hillerman, is set in 1971 and follows tribal police officers investigating a series of perhaps unrelated crimes.

From New York Times Jun. 9, 2022

A battery of loudspeakers carried it even into the foyer where Pardeau stopped and turned on Hillerman.

From The Clean and Wholesome Land by Sholto, Ralph

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