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N. Scott Momaday(1934-2024)

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N. Scott Momaday in Words from a Bear (2019)
A journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution.
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The American Buffalo (2023)
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N. Scott Momaday was born on 27 February 1934 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer, known for House Made of Dawn (1972), More Than Bows & Arrows (1978) and Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert (2005). He was married to Regina Heitzer and Gaye Mangold. He died on 24 January 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
BornFebruary 27, 1934
DiedJanuary 24, 2024(89)
BornFebruary 27, 1934
DiedJanuary 24, 2024(89)
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House Made of Dawn (1972)
House Made of Dawn
4.2
  • Writer
  • 1972
More Than Bows & Arrows (1978)
More Than Bows & Arrows
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  • 1978
Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert (2005)
Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert
9.3
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2005
Alaska's Wild Peninsula (2013)
Alaska's Wild Peninsula
9.2
  • Self - Narrator
  • 2013

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  • The West (1996)
    The West
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • consultant
    • 1996
  • More Than Bows & Arrows (1978)
    More Than Bows & Arrows
    • consultant
    • 1978

Writer

  • Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert (2005)
    Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • additional writing
    • 2005
  • House Made of Dawn (1972)
    House Made of Dawn
    4.2
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1972

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Disappointment Valley: A Modern Day Western
Disappointment Valley: A Modern Day Western
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Disappointment Valley: A Modern Day Western

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  • Born
    • February 27, 1934
    • Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • January 24, 2024
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
  • Spouses
      Regina HeitzerJuly 21, 1979 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Jill Scott Momaday
  • Parents
    • Natachee Scott Momaday
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    • 1 Article

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    Won a 1969 Pulitzer Prize (Fiction), for his novel *House Made of Dawn.*

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