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
all 22
Movies 17
Writer 9
TV Shows 5
Producer 4
self 2
Screenplay 1
Joe Bell (2020)
Comanche Moon (2008)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Dead Man's Walk (1996)
Streets of Laredo (1995)
Memphis (1992)
Montana (1990)
Lovin' Molly (1974)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Hud (1963)
Terms of Endearment
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1936-06-03
Deathday2021-03-25 (84 years old)
Birth NameLarry Jeff McMurtry
Birth PlaceArcher City, United States
ChildrenJames McMurtry
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesWichita Falls, United States of America, Texas · Archer City, United States
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Humanities Medal, Guggenheim Fellowship, BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Helmerich Award, Spur Award for Best Novel of the West, Spur Award for Best Western Novel, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Carl Sandburg Literary Award
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