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Larry McMurtry
American author
Also known as: Larry Jeff McMurtry
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Larry Jeff McMurtry
- Born:
- June 3, 1936, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
- Died:
- March 25, 2021, Tucson, Arizona (aged 84)
- Awards And Honors:
- Academy Award (2006)
- Pulitzer Prize (1986)
- Notable Works:
- “All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers”
- “Brokeback Mountain”
- “Buffalo Girls”
- “Cadillac Jack”
- “Duane’s Depressed”
- “Horseman, Pass By”
- “Leaving Cheyenne”
- “Lonesome Dove”
- “Moving On”
- “Terms of Endearment”
- “Texasville”
- “The Desert Rose”
- “The Evening Star”
- “The Last Picture Show”
- “The Last Picture Show”
- “Zeke and Ned”
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. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, and the National Humanities Medal for his work. McMurtry was educated at North Texas State College (now University; B.A., 1958) and Rice University (M.A., 1960). He was an instructor at Texas Christian University (1961–62), a lecturer in English and creative writing at Rice University (1963–69), and a visiting professor at ...(100 of 549 words)