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Larry McMurtry (1936–2021)


Larry McMurtry was born on June 3, 1936 in Archer City, Texas, USA as Larry Jeff McMurtry. He was a writer and producer, known for Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Last Picture Show (1971) and Streets of Laredo (1995). He was married to Faye Kesey and Josephine Ballard. He died on March 25, 2021 in Archer City. See full bio »

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(2005)
(1971)
(1995)
(1983)

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 2020 Joe Bell (screenplay by)
  Comanche Moon (TV Mini Series) (source material - 3 episodes, 2008) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 2008)
- Episode #1.3 (2008) ... (source material) / (teleplay)
- Episode #1.2 (2008) ... (source material) / (teleplay)
- Episode #1.1 (2008) ... (source material) / (teleplay)
 2005 Brokeback Mountain (screenplay)
 2002 Johnson County War (TV Movie) (teleplay)
  Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (TV Mini Series) (characters - 21 episodes, 1995 - 1996) (based upon the characters created by: from his novel 'Lonesome Dove' - 1 episode, 1995)
- Partners (1996) ... (characters)
- Angel (1996) ... (characters)
- Love and War (1996) ... (characters)
- Medicine (1996) ... (characters)
- When She Was Good (1996) ... (characters)
 1996 The Evening Star (novel)
  Dead Man's Walk (TV Mini Series) (novel - 3 episodes, 1996) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1996)
- Episode #1.3 (1996) ... (novel) / (teleplay)
- Episode #1.2 (1996) ... (novel) / (teleplay)
- Episode #1.1 (1996) ... (novel) / (teleplay)
 1994-1995 Lonesome Dove: The Series (TV Mini Series) (characters - 21 episodes)
- Traveller (1995) ... (characters)
- The List (1995) ... (characters)
- Snowbound (1995) ... (characters)
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1995) ... (characters)
- Ties That Bind (1995) ... (characters)
  Streets of Laredo (TV Mini Series) (based on the novel by - 3 episodes, 1995) (teleplay by - 3 episodes, 1995)
- Episode #1.3 (1995) ... (based on the novel by) / (teleplay by)
- Episode #1.2 (1995) ... (based on the novel by) / (teleplay by)
- Episode #1.1 (1995) ... (based on the novel by) / (teleplay by)
 1995 Buffalo Girls (TV Mini Series) (novel)
 1992 Falling from Grace (written by)
 1992 Memphis (TV Movie) (teleplay)
 1990 Texasville (novel)
 1990 Montana (TV Movie) (written by)
 1989 Lonesome Dove (TV Mini Series) (novel - 4 episodes)
- Return (1989) ... (novel)
- The Plains (1989) ... (novel)
- On the Trail (1989) ... (novel)
- Leaving (1989) ... (novel)
 1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV Mini Series) (story - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (1988) ... (story)
- Episode #1.1 (1988) ... (story)
 1983 Terms of Endearment (based on the novel by)
 1974 Lovin' Molly (novel "Leaving Cheyenne")
 1971 The Last Picture Show (novel) / (screenplay)
 1963 Hud (from a novel by)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Biography: "The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America" See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 9 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »


Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse:

Faye Kesey  (his death) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

The tradition I was born into was essentially nomadic, a herdsmen tradition, following animals across the earth. [My] bookshops are a form of ranching. Instead of herding cattle, I herd books. Writing is a form of herding, too. I herd words into little paragraph-like clusters. See more »

Trivia:

Owns an antiquarian bookstore called Booked Up in his hometown of Archer City, Texas, consisting of four buildings full of books (upwards of 300,000 volumes of used and rare books in the four buildings combined). See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini

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