Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. His novels included ''Horseman, Pass By'' (1962), ''The Last Picture Show'' (1966), and ''Terms of Endearment'' (1975), which were adapted into films. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations (13 wins). He was also a prominent book collector and bookseller.His 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''Lonesome Dove'' was adapted into a television miniseries that earned 18 Emmy Award nominations (seven wins). The subsequent three novels in his ''Lonesome Dove'' series were adapted as three more miniseries, earning eight more Emmy nominations. McMurtry and co-writer Diana Ossana adapted the screenplay for ''Brokeback Mountain'' (2005), which earned eight Academy Award nominations with three wins, including McMurtry and Ossana for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2014, McMurtry received the National Humanities Medal.
In Tracy Daugherty's 2023 biography of McMurtry, the biographer quotes critic Dave Hickey as saying about McMurtry:
"Larry is a writer, and it's kind of like being a critter. If you leave a cow alone, he'll eat grass. If you leave Larry alone, he'll write books. When he's in public, he may say hello and goodbye, but otherwise he is just resting, getting ready to go write."Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 2005
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 2007
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1995
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1990
Published 1990
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1994
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1995
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1992
Published 1992
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1985
Published 1985
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 2009
Published 2009
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 2001
Published 2001
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 2010
Published 2010
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1988
Published 1988
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1987
Published 1987
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1992
Published 1992
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1972
Published 1972
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1997
Published 1997
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1989
Published 1989
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 1993
Published 1993
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 2001
Published 2001
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by McMurtry, Larry
Published 2008
Published 2008
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