Celebrating 100 Years of the Texas Folklore Society, 1909-2009 Page: 372
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372 MEETINGS, MEMORIES, AND MORE
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the head. He began to cry, but then he became mesmerized when
Elizabeth explained to him that it might have been a good omen. In
the color snapshot that Elizabeth took of Bill, Brad, and me a few
minutes later on the front porch of the Encino Press, if you look
closely, you can see that Brad's eyes are still a bit red.
Bill Wittliff and his Encino Press published approximately 250
books and other items and won more than 100 awards. But even-
tually he retired the Encino colophon and segued into a very suc-
cessful film career. Wittliff still owns, and has his office in, the
Morley mansion on Baylor Street in Austin, a house that William
Sydney Porter once occupied before he became the famous short
story writer O. Henry. An extremely creative and multi-talented
person, Wittliff began taking still photographs for movie studios.
Soon he was writing screenplays, directing, and producing films. In
one capacity or another (or more), he has been deeply involved in
the films Raggedy Man, The Red Headed Stranger, Country, The
Cowboy Way, Barbarosa, Honeysuckle Rose, Ned Blessing, Legends of
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Texas Folklore Society. Celebrating 100 Years of the Texas Folklore Society, 1909-2009, book, December 15, 2009; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271470/m1/385/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.