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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).
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1936-06-03
- event Death Date 2021-03-25
- school Known for: Writing
- star Popularity: 5.9
- info Birth Place Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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Brokeback Mountain
2005-10-22
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Terms of Endearment
1983-11-20
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Hud
1963-05-28
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The Last Picture Show
1971-10-03
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Johnson County War
2002-08-24
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Falling from Grace
1992-02-21
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Lovin' Molly
1974-04-14
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Buffalo Girls
1995-04-30
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Texasville
1990-09-28
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The Last Picture Show
1971-10-03
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Montana
1990-02-09
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Memphis
1992-01-27
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Brokeback Mountain
2005-10-22
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Joe Bell
2020-09-14
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Terms of Endearment
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Joe Bell
2020-09-14
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The Evening Star
1996-12-25
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Lonesome Dove
1989-02-05
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The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988-01-24
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Comanche Moon
2008-01-13
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Comanche Moon
2008-01-13
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Dead Man's Walk
1996-05-12
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Streets of Laredo
1995-11-12
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Streets of Laredo
1995-11-12
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Streets of Laredo
1995-11-12
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Dead Man's Walk
1996-05-12
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Dead Man's Walk
1996-05-12
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Streets of Laredo
1995-11-12