Where Pigeons Go to Die
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Where Pigeons Go to Die is a 1990 made for television film
written and directed by Michael Landon
based on the novel by R. Wright Campbell. The film stars Art Carney
and was nominated for two Emmy award
s:
Most of the crew was taken from Landon's three previous television shows.
The film was shot in and around Lawrence, Kansas
and Overland Park, Kansas
, and was the last Michael Landon production for NBC
.
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
written and directed by Michael Landon
Michael Landon
Michael Landon was an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza , Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie , and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven...
based on the novel by R. Wright Campbell. The film stars Art Carney
Art Carney
Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney was an American actor in film, stage, television and radio. He is best known for playing Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the situation comedy The Honeymooners....
and was nominated for two Emmy award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
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- Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special (Haskell B. Boggs)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special (Art Carney)
Most of the crew was taken from Landon's three previous television shows.
The film was shot in and around Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
and Overland Park, Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...
, and was the last Michael Landon production for NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
.