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Mark Archuleta (he/him)

Mark Archuleta is an Emmy-winning screenwriter, journalist and performer. A fifth-generation Coloradoan of Spanish Basque descent, he grew up steeped in the history of the American West and the colorful characters who inhabited it. Archuleta loves exploring how historical fact is refracted through the prism of film and television. The author of "The Reel Thrilling Events of Bank Robber Henry Starr, from Gentleman Bandit to Movie Star and Back Again," lives in Green Valley, California.

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Celluloid West
The West, in both truth and fiction, has inspired endless cinematic iterations. Three experts of film and story discuss the best and worst of the celluloid West.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Mark Archuleta, Peter Cozzens, Kirk Ellis
Moderator: Stuart Rosebrook
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, University of Arizona Press, Lucy Masterman
Untold Stories
Some of the early twentieth century West's most interesting crime stories are the ones documented in history wrong. Authors Dorothy Denetclaw, Matt Fitzsimons, and Mark Archuleta correct the record and reveal the untold stories.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Mark Archuleta, Dorothy Denetclaw, Matt Fitzsimons
Moderator: Jennifer Jenkins
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, University of Arizona Press, Brenda Quick
Book:
The Reel Thrilling Events of Bank Robber Henry Starr
From Gentleman Bandit to Movie Star and Back Again
History / Biography
University of North Texas Press
January 2026
ISBN 9798898290030
304 pages
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