![]() ![]() įrom 1948 to 1962, he worked as a journalist, moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1952. The couple wed and had one biological child and five adopted children. Hillerman attended the University of Oklahoma after the war, meeting Marie Unzner, a student in microbiology. He earned the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart. He was a decorated combat veteran of World War II, serving from August 1943 to October 1945 as a mortarman in the 103rd Infantry Division in the European theatre. ![]() "Growing up Indian," Hillerman said of his childhood, "you did not have an 'us and them.'" Jeffrey Herlihy argues that this background made possible "a significantly different portrayal of Native Americans in his writing", in comparison to other authors of his time. He grew up in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, attending elementary and high school with Potawatomi children. His paternal grandparents were born in Germany, and his maternal grandparents were born in England. He was the youngest of their three children, and the second son. Tony Hillerman was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, to August Alfred Hillerman, a farmer and shopkeeper, and his wife, Lucy Grove. Several of his works have been adapted as theatrical and television movies. Special Friends of the Dineh Award Purple Heart AwardĪnthony Grove Hillerman (– Octo) was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. ![]()
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