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Where Pigeons Go to Die

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Where Pigeons Go to Die
GenreDrama
Based onWhere Pigeons Go to Die
by R. Wright Campbell
Written byMichael Landon
Directed byMichael Landon
StarringArt Carney
Music byLeonard Rosenman
Production
Executive producerMichael Landon
ProducersKent McCray
Melissa Sue Anderson (associate producer)
Marvin Coil (associate producer)
Gary L. Wohlleben (associate producer)
Production locationsLawrence, Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
Vinland, Kansas
Baldwin City, Kansas
Production companiesMichael Landon Productions
World International Network
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 9, 1990

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 score was composed by Leonard Rosenman.

The film stars Art Carney and was nominated for two Emmy awards:

  • 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 and Overland Park, Kansas, and was the last Michael Landon production for NBC.