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Larry McMurtry
American author
Also known as: Larry Jeff McMurtry
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Arts & Culture
- 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 a prolific American writer noted for his novels set on the frontier, in contemporary small towns, and in increasingly urbanized and industrial areas of Texas. 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 George Mason College (1970) and American University (1970–71). In 1971 McMurtry opened a shop specializing in rare ...(100 of 558 words)