Larry McMurtry

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1936-06-03

Deathday 2021-03-25 (84 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

Writer

2020
Joe Bell

as Writer

2008
Comanche Moon

as Writer

2005
Brokeback Mountain

as Screenplay

2002
Johnson County War

as Teleplay

1996
1996
Dead Man's Walk

as Writer

1996
1996
Dead Man's Walk

as Teleplay

1995
Buffalo Girls

as Writer

1995
1995
Streets of Laredo

as Teleplay

1992
Falling from Grace

as Screenplay

1992
Memphis

as Teleplay

1990
Texasville

as Novel

1990
Montana

as Writer

1989
Lonesome Dove

as Novel

1983
1974
Lovin' Molly

as Novel

1971
The Last Picture Show

as Screenplay

1963
Hud

as Novel

Producer

2020
Joe Bell

as Executive Producer

2008
Comanche Moon

as Producer

2005
Brokeback Mountain

as Executive Producer

1995
Streets of Laredo

as Executive Producer

Creator

1995