The fascination with Reno divorce ranches continues on with a story ”On Her Own” by Lily Tuck (Vogue, June 2012). Yes, that’s Vogue magazine and the story’s author is novelist Lily Tuck who got a divorce in 1970 at the Donner Trail Guest Ranch, the last of the legendary Reno divorce ranches. Check it out… the [...]
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Reno divorce ranch story, Vogue magazine, June 2012
Posted: May 20, 2012 in "Reno & the Romance of Divorce" (The Documentary), "The Divorce Seekers: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler" (The Book), Divorce, Reno divorce eraTags: divorce in Reno, divorce ranch, divorce seekers, Donner Trail Guest Ranch, Lily Tuck, Reno divorce, Sandra McGee, six week divorce, Vogue magazine
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40 Reno Divorce Movies
Posted: April 9, 2012 in "Reno & the Romance of Divorce" (The Documentary), "The Divorce Seekers: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler" (The Book), Divorce, Reno divorce eraTags: divorce in Reno, divorce ranch, divorce seekers, Nevada, quickie divorce, Reno, Reno divorce, Sandra McGee, six week divorce, William L. McGee
Nevada’s lenient divorce laws provided the storyline for many Hollywood movies. A wife or husband declaring to their spouse, “I’m going to Reno!” meant only one thing: a Reno six-week (or “quickie”) divorce. Movies made during the Hollywood pre-code era from the late 1920s to 1934 often portrayed divorce as glamorous and “fun to do.” (“Oh, we’ll [...]
“We’re going to Reno!”
Posted: April 6, 2012 in "Reno & the Romance of Divorce" (The Documentary), Divorce, Reno divorce eraTags: Bill McGee, Cloverland, divorce in Reno, divorce ranch, divorce seekers, John Cork, Lisa van Eyssen, Nevada, quickie divorce, Reno, Sandra McGee, six week divorce, William L. McGee
April 2012 — John Cork and Lisa van Eyssen, producers of RENO and the Romance of Divorce, met with project consultants Bill and Sandra McGee en route to Reno. The producers will do some serious research and meet as many folks as possible to talk about the project.
Producers Seeking Home Film Footage for Reno Divorce Documentary
Posted: March 10, 2012 in "Reno & the Romance of Divorce" (The Documentary), Divorce, Reno divorce eraTags: Bill McGee, Cloverland, divorce in Reno, divorce ranch, divorce seekers, John Cork, KNPR, Lisa van Eyssen, Nevada, quickie divorce, Reno, Reno divorce, San Francisco Film Society, Sandra McGee, six week divorce, William L. McGee
The producers of RENO and the Romance of Divorce, an upcoming documentary on the Reno divorce era, are seeking home film footage and photographic stills of Reno from the late 1920s to the 1950s. Reno and the Romance of Divorce will be a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the vital role a small town in [...]
RENO and the Romance of Divorce (The Documentary & Trailer)
Posted: February 25, 2012 in "Reno & the Romance of Divorce" (The Documentary), Divorce, Reno divorce eraTags: Bill McGee, Cloverland, divorce in Reno, divorce ranch, divorce seekers, John Cork, KNPB, Lisa van Eyssen, Nevada Humanities, Nevada Public Radio, quickie divorce, Reno, San Francisco Film Society, Sandra McGee, six week divorce, William L. McGee
A feature-length documentary Written/Directed/Produced by John Cork and Lisa van Eyssen MadeInCloverland Anticipated completion: 2012/2013 Word is spreading about Reno and the Romance of Divorce, a major documentary about divorce in America. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker John Cork explains the seriousness of the subject: “This documentary will not ‘glorify’ divorce. It will tell the [...]
“Reno and the Romance of Divorce” (The Poster)
Posted: January 13, 2012 in "Reno & the Romance of Divorce" (The Documentary), Divorce, Reno divorce eraTags: Cloverland, divorce in Reno, divorce ranch, divorce seekers, documentary, Indiegogo, John Cork, Lisa van Eyssen, quickie divorce, Reno divorce, San Francisco Film Society, Sandra McGee, six week divorce, William L. McGee
A feature-length documentary Written/Directed/Produced by John Cork and Lisa van Eyssen MadeInCloverland Anticipated completion: 2012/2013 William L. McGee and Sandra McGee Creative Consultants
What’s in a name — RENO Reporter
Posted: October 12, 2011 in "The Divorce Seekers: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler" (The Book), Divorce, Reno divorce eraTags: divorce in Reno, divorce ranch, divorce seekers, quickie divorce, Reno divorce, Sandra McGee, six week divorce
In 2003, I was deep into research for The Divorce Seekers at the Nevada State Library in Carson City when I came across microfiche for Reno Reporter, a weekly tabloid published from 1947 to 1950. The tabloid carried a social column that covered the Reno divorce colony (as it was called) and was full of society names, fascinating divorce stories, [...]
“Welcome to Reno: America’s Divorce Resort” (View video clip)
Posted: September 6, 2011 in "Charlie Chan in Reno", "The Divorce Seekers: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler" (The Book), Divorce, Reno divorce eraTags: "Charlie Chan in Reno", Bill McGee, Charlie Chan, Cloverland, divorce in Reno, divorce ranch, John Cork, Lisa van Eyssen, quickie divorce, Reno divorce, six week divorce, Twentieth Century Fox, William L. McGee
This video documentary short was produced by John Cork and Lisa van Eyssen of Cloverland for Twentieth Century Fox and accompanies the re-release on DVD of the 1939 film Charlie Chan in Reno. Permission was granted to post a 2-minute clip from the 15-minute featurette. Former 1940s Nevada divorce ranch wrangler and author Bill McGee provides on-camera commentary. The Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 4, [...]
