Find a Grave Larry Mcmurtry (1936-2021)

Larry Mcmurtry
Birth 3 Jun 1936
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Death 25 Mar 2021 (aged 84)
Burial Details Unknown
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He is remembered for penning the novels “The Last Picture Show” (1966, made into a 1971 Academy Award- garnered motion picture), “Terms of Endearment” (1975, made into a 1983 Oscar-assocatied film) , and “Lonesome Dove” (1985, made into a 1989 Emmy Award-winning TV Mini-series ) which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1986.

Larry Mcmurtry birth 3 Jun 1936
Larry Mcmurtry death 25 Mar 2021 (aged 84)

His Texas surroundings served as the backdrop for his works. Born Larry Jeff McMurtry, his father was a rancher, Larry’s interest for reading was sparked during his youth. He studied at North Texas University, followed by Rice University from where he earned his Master of Arts degree in English in 1960.

He went on to Stanford University where he received a Stegner Fellowship and during this period, he met and became friends with writer Ken Kesey. In 1961, he found instant commercial success from his first novel “Horseman, Pass By” which was made into a 1963 Academy Award- garnered motion picture adaptation retitled “Hud” starring Paul Newman and Patricia Neal.

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Both Neal and Melvin Douglas earned Oscars for their performances in the film. He went on to a teaching position with the facility at Rice University.

In addition to writing “The Last Picture Show” he contributed to the screenplay. His novel “Leaving Cheyenne” (1963) was made into a 1974 motion picture adaptation retitled “Lovin Molly.”

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Larry Mcmurtry (1936-2021)

He penned “The Evening Star” (1992, the sequel to “Terms of Endearment”) which became a 1996 film adaptation and shared an Academy Award with Diana Ossana for the screenplay to “Brokeback Mountain” (2005). He died from heart failure.