Those of you who are DEADWOOD fans might be interested in an
interview with series creator David Milch in the latest issue
of AMERICAN HERITAGE.
In addition to discussing the historical background of the
series, the article draws comparisons between DEADWOOD and
Hammett's RED HARVEST, as well as another hard-boiled and
(for its time) ground-breaking western that has been
mentioned here recently, GUNSMOKE.
While I'm on this subject I'll take the opportunity to ask
Jim Beaver a question. Since your character, Whitney
Ellsworth, represents a particular TYPE of character but has
no actual historical counterpart
(like Bullock, Swearingen, Hickok, and Jane), I've often
wondered if the choice of name is a coincidence.
But having recently discovered that you wrote the IMDb bios
of Jack "Jimmy Olsen" Larson and John "Perry White" Hamilton,
I'm compelled to ask if your character's name is a deliberate
tip of the hat to a certain comic book writer/TV
producer.
JIM DOHERTY
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