Tom Selleck carved out a dependable lane in Westerns across theatrical releases and made-for-TV hits, teaming with directors like Simon Wincer and adapting novels by Louis L’Amour and Elmore Leonard.

Louis L'Amour was the king of western novels, and many of his books and short stories have been adapted into classic movies. Across a four-decade career, L'Amour crafted dozens of novels and stories ...