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).
Filmography
Starring
Production
2020·
Joe BellExecutive Producer, Writer
2008·
Comanche MoonProducer, Writer
Novel
2005·
Brokeback MountainExecutive Producer, Screenplay
2002·
Johnson County WarTeleplay
1996·
Dead Man's WalkTeleplay, Novel, Writer
1996·
The Evening StarAuthor
1995·
Streets of LaredoCreator, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Novel
1995·
Buffalo GirlsWriter
1992·
MemphisTeleplay
1992·
Falling from GraceScreenplay
1990·
MontanaWriter
1990·
TexasvilleNovel
1989·
Lonesome DoveNovel
Story
1983·
Terms of EndearmentNovel
1974·
Lovin' MollyNovel
Novel, Screenplay
1963·
HudNovel