THOMAS D. CLAGETT

WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES | Jubal

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by Thomas Clagett | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog

WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES JUBAL 1 1/2* Our Western Film group convened last night. The first entry was an episode of the GUNSMOKE television series starring James Arness that aired in May of 1956. Entitled “Cooter,” it was written by Sam Peckinpah, and tells the...

WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES – BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

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by Thomas Clagett | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog

Last night, our Western group gathered in Santa Fe to watch and discuss more Western films. In attendance with me were Johnny D. Boggs, who recently won his seventh Spur Award for his excellent novel, RETURN TO RED RIVER, David Morrel, award-winning thriller author of...

Thomas D. Clagett – Featured Guest on the KSFR Radio Program

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by Thomas Clagett | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog

Recently I was a guest on the KSFR radio program, The Last Word, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Host Abigail Adler chats with authors about writing and their work. I had a great time, in spite of my...

Winner Best Historical Novel Award – New Mexico-Arizona Books Awards Ceremony

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by Thomas Clagett | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog

It was a great and unexpected honor. On November 18, 2016, at the New Mexico-Arizona Books Awards ceremony held in Albuquerque, NM, my book, “West of Penance,” received the award for Best Historical Novel. (My wife made me post this...

CelluloidJunkies Podcast: William Friedkin: Films of Aberration, Obsession, and Reality

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by Thomas Clagett | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog

If you enjoy films, I’d like to invite you to visit www.CelluloidJunkies.com. They are a group of cinema buffs down in Australia and every month they choose a different film to discuss. Being the author of William Friedkin: Films of Aberration, Obsession and Reality,...