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Larry McMurtry(1936-2021)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Larry McMurtry at an event for The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006)
Larry McMurtry was born on 3 June 1936 in Archer City, Texas, USA. 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 25 March 2021 in Archer City, Texas, USA.
BornJune 3, 1936
DiedMarch 25, 2021(84)
BornJune 3, 1936
DiedMarch 25, 2021(84)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 25 wins & 13 nominations total

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Known for

Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain
7.7
  • Writer
  • 2005
Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Last Picture Show
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1971
Streets of Laredo (1995)
Streets of Laredo
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1983

Credits

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Writer



  • Terms of Endearment
    • novel
    • In Development



  • Mark Wahlberg and Reid Miller in Joe Bell (2020)
    Joe Bell
    6.2
    • written by
    • 2020
  • Comanche Moon (2008)
    Comanche Moon
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • source material
    • teleplay
    • 2008
  • Brokeback Mountain (2005)
    Brokeback Mountain
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Tom Berenger, Luke Perry, and Burt Reynolds in Johnson County War (2002)
    Johnson County War
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 2002
  • Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995)
    Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • based upon the characters created by: from his novel 'Lonesome Dove'
    • 1995–1996
  • Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine in The Evening Star (1996)
    The Evening Star
    5.9
    • novel
    • 1996
  • David Arquette, Jonny Lee Miller, and Edward James Olmos in Dead Man's Walk (1996)
    Dead Man's Walk
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • teleplay
    • 1996
  • Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994)
    Lonesome Dove: The Series
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • characters
    • 1994–1995
  • Streets of Laredo (1995)
    Streets of Laredo
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the novel by
    • teleplay by
    • 1995
  • Sam Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Peter Coyote, Anjelica Huston, Jack Palance, and Reba McEntire in Buffalo Girls (1995)
    Buffalo Girls
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1995
  • Mariel Hemingway, Kay Lenz, and John Mellencamp in Falling from Grace (1992)
    Falling from Grace
    5.6
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Memphis (1992)
    Memphis
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • Texasville (1990)
    Texasville
    6.0
    • novel
    • 1990
  • Montana (1990)
    Montana
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, and Ricky Schroder in Lonesome Dove (1989)
    Lonesome Dove
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1989

Producer



  • Mark Wahlberg and Reid Miller in Joe Bell (2020)
    Joe Bell
    6.2
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Comanche Moon (2008)
    Comanche Moon
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2008
  • Brokeback Mountain (2005)
    Brokeback Mountain
    7.7
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • Tom Berenger, Luke Perry, and Burt Reynolds in Johnson County War (2002)
    Johnson County War
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • David Arquette, Jonny Lee Miller, and Edward James Olmos in Dead Man's Walk (1996)
    Dead Man's Walk
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Streets of Laredo (1995)
    Streets of Laredo
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1995

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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • University_archives
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • June 3, 1936
    • Archer City, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • March 25, 2021
    • Archer City, Texas, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Faye KeseyApril 29, 2011 - March 25, 2021 (his death)
  • Other works
    Memoir/Essay: "Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen", Simon & Schuster, NY.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 9 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel "Lonesome Dove".
  • Quotes
    My typewriter is a Hermes 3000, surely one of the noblest instruments of European genius. And, ladies and gentlemen, can you believe it? It's kept me for 30 years out of the dry embrace of the computer.
  • Salary
    • Hud
      (1963)
      $10,000

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