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Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. [1] His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films.
Apr 2, 2021 · Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, McMurtry wrote more than 30 books and screenplays, many set in the West. He died on March 25. Originally broadcast in 1995.
- Terry Gross
Mar 26, 2021 · The woman to whom Lonesome Dove is dedicated recalls five decades of platonic endearment with an author who wrote like a cowboy but gossiped like Jane Austen.
Mar 29, 2021 · McMurtry, who died last week, made it his mission to redefine Texas as a crucible of modern conflicts. His early novels succeeded stunningly.
Mar 28, 2021 · What set McMurtry apart from even most of the greatest male novelists was that he was genuinely fascinated with the interior lives of women rather than limiting his attentions to how they either ...
McMurtry, who turned eighty last month, has lived there off and on since 1991; in 2011, after he married Faye Kesey, the widow of novelist Ken Kesey, she moved in as well. McMurtry turned around ...
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Sep 1, 2021 · McMurtry, Larry Jeff (1936–2021). Larry McMurtry, novelist, screenwriter, essayist, book scout, antiquarian book dealer, and bibliophile, was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, on June 3, 1936. His parents were William Jefferson “Jeff” McMurtry, Jr., and Hazel Ruth (McIver) McMurtry, and he was the eldest of four children.
