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Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 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.
May 30, 2024 · Larry McMurtry (born June 3, 1936, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.—died March 25, 2021, Tucson, Arizona) was an award-winning American writer noted for his novels set on the frontier, in contemporary small towns, and in increasingly urbanized and industrial areas of Texas.
Mar 26, 2021 · Larry McMurtry, who died on Thursday at age 84, left behind a trove of work that explored the myths and legacy of the West. Many of his best books — including “Horseman, Pass By,” “The ...
Mar 26, 2021 · Larry McMurtry, the US screenwriter and novelist whose books The Last Picture Show and Terms of Endearment became Oscar-winning films, has died aged 84.
Mar 26, 2021 · Larry McMurtry, a prolific novelist and screenwriter who demythologized the American West with his unromantic depictions of life on the 19th-century frontier and in contemporary...
Apr 2, 2021 · Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, McMurtry wrote more than 30 books and screenplays, many set in the West. He died on March 25. Originally broadcast...
Mar 26, 2021 · Larry McMurtry, a prolific writer who wrote mostly about the American West and who won a Pulitzer Prize for the sweeping novel "Lonesome Dove," died Thursday,...
