Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-06-03 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Larry McMurtry
Biography:
Larry Jeff McMurtry (1936-2021) was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas. He is known for his 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, a historical saga that follows ex-Texas Rangers as they drive their cattle from the Rio Grande to a new home in the frontier of Montana, and for co-writing the adapted screenplay for Brokeback Mountain. Lonesome Dove was adapted into a television miniseries, his novels Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975) were adapted into films. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations (13 wins).
Known For
Acting
Writing
2020
2008
2005
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1996
1995
1992
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1988
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1974
1971
1963
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Production
2020
2008
2005
1995
Creator
1995