Shelby Foote RIP

July 1, 2005 10:59 AM

Shelby Foote died on Monday. Somehow I missed this, and I assume others will have as well. Booktv will rebroadcast a lengthy interview with him July 2. Downloads available as well.
posted by IndigoJones (17 comments total)

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posted by warbaby at 11:17 AM on July 1, 2005

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posted by eriko at 11:21 AM on July 1, 2005

The Civil War by Ken Burns would have just been another Powerpoint slide show without Mr. Foote's on-camera input.
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posted by hal9k at 11:23 AM on July 1, 2005

NPR's Fresh Air rebroadcast an interview with Shelby Foote on Tuesday's program. You can hear it here.
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posted by The Salaryman at 11:47 AM on July 1, 2005

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posted by wheat at 1:04 PM on July 1, 2005

I haven't tackled the Civil War trilogy yet, but his book of correspondence with Walker Percy is wonderful (especially if you like writer shop talk).
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posted by maryh at 8:23 PM on July 1, 2005

He was the epitome of the Southern gent. And boy, did he have a way with words.

RIP
posted by Devils Slide at 12:17 AM on July 2, 2005

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posted by bjgeiger at 1:37 PM on July 3, 2005