LARRY MCMURTRY

Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry
Gender: Male
Known for: Writing
Birthday: June 3, 1936
Deathday: March 25, 2021
Place of Birth: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

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).

Notable work

Filmography

Production

2020·
Joe Bell
Executive Producer, Writer
Producer, Writer
Executive Producer, Screenplay
Teleplay
Teleplay, Novel, Writer
Author
Creator, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Novel
Writer
1992·
Memphis
Teleplay
Screenplay
1990·
Montana
Writer
Novel
Novel
Novel
Novel, Screenplay
1963·
Hud
Novel