Author of Dune: Frank Herbert's extraordinary life
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Apr 2, 2025 22:07
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The extraordinary story of Frank Herbert and Dune.
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Main sources/references:
“Dreamer of Dune” by Brian Herbert (2003)
“Frank Herbert” by Tim O’Reilly (1981): https://www.oreilly.com/tim/herbert/index.csp
“The Maker of Dune” by Frank Herbert ed. Tim O'Reilly (1987)
Additional sources:
1969 Willis E. McNelly interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-mLVVJkH7I http://www.sinanvural.com/seksek/inien/tvd/tvd2.htm
1971 Friends 23 interview: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/59f5771b12abd9669172aa92/cfff3800-6a39-485d-8472-b9c4818539b5/1971+Friends+23.png?content-type=image%2Fpng
1976 Daniel DePrez interview
1977 Caedmon recording “The Banquet Scene”
1977 Peter Sean MacKenzie interview
1977-08-19 The Daily News interview
1977 WTTW PBS interview: https://www.pbs.org/video/archive-dune-author-frank-herbert-4ffhj4/
1979 Future Life interview
1980 “Dream Makers” by Charles Platt
1980-07 “Dune Genesis” by Frank Herbert (Omni)
1981 The Environmentalist interview
1981 Mother Earth News interview: https://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/frank-herbert-science-fiction-author-zmaz81mjzraw
1982 Bryant Gumbel NBC Today interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26GPaMoeiu4
1984 Jean Marie Stine interview Part 1: https://futurespast-editions.blogspot.com/2013/10/lost-interview-futuristic-meditations.html
1984 Jean Marie Stine interview Part 2: https://futurespast-editions.blogspot.com/2013/11/lost-interview-futuristic-meditations.html
1984-10 Psychology Today interview (Vol 18, Issue 10)
1985 “Eye” by Frank Herbert
1985 Knave interview
1985-01 Mile High Futures interview
1985-10 Stardate interview
1988 “Frank Herbert” by William Touponce
2000 January Magazine interview of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson: https://januarymagazine.com/profiles/duneprofile.html
2005 “The Road to Dune” by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
2013 “Jodorowsky's Dune”
2024-12-14 “Ridley Scott’s Lost Dune Script Found”, IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/ridley-scotts-lost-dune-script-found-i-dont-think-it-wouldve-made-fans-happy
Many of the old interviews were posted online by The Augustry: https://theaugustry.com/frank-herbert-magazine-interview-sources/
And by Kwisatz on THE (ALMOST) UNDELETED: https://tau.solahpmo.com/viewtopic.php?t=1755
Frank Herbert’s six Dune books: Dune (1965), Dune Messiah (1969), Children of Dune (1976), God Emperor of Dune (1981), Heretics of Dune (1984), Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
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Special thanks to Patrons Michael Appell, Harry, Shane Veglia, Tessa Campbell-Kelly, Tim Cunniff, Nicolas L. Pimenta, Paul Dayne, Zach.
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