Congratulations to Denton and to the whole crew!
About eight years ago, a tall, charming guy named Denton Florian came to the Sam Houston Memorial Museum with an idea that became an obsession--he wanted to make a documentary about Sam Houston. He and Patrick worked together on concepts, funding, language, costumes, scenery--the museum staff became very involved with the production, as did friends who had horses, cabins in the woods, black powder rifles and pioneer gear. A Huntsville artist friend, Lee Jamison, was commissioned to create paintings for some of the crucial scenes. They developed a website: http://samhoustonmovie.com, with lots of additonal information, lesson plans for teachers,and information about contributors. As various stages of production were completed, Denton organized celebrations--and finally, the doumentary was shown on our local PBS station from Houston last evening. Son Philip and I attended, thinking what a relief it would have been to Patrick to have the project completed at last. To my surprise, they gave me roses! It would have been our 50th wedding anniversary if Pat had lived longer. How lovely to have the flowers for remembrance. The movie is very thorough, and the supplemental materials provide lots of fodder for discussion. If it comes to your PBS, be sure to watch. It's also available on DVD.
Congratulations to Denton and to the whole crew!
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AuthorBobbe Shapiro Nolan, Fiber Artist in Eagle Lake, TX. Trying to learn to call the sewing room my studio, and myself an artist. I retired after 15 years in hospice nursing--so now I have the time!. Archives
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