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  1. Years active. 1961–2021. 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 ...

  2. Mar 26, 2021 · Larry McMurtry, a prolific novelist and screenwriter who demythologized the American West with his unromantic depictions of life on the 19th-century frontier and in contemporary small-town...

  3. Mar 26, 2021 · Larry McMurtry, who died on Thursday at age 84, left behind a trove of work that explored the myths and legacy of the West. Many of his best books — including “Horseman, Pass By,” “The Last...

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  4. Mar 26, 2021 · Larry McMurtry, a prolific, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Oscar-winning screenwriter, has died at age 84. He was beloved for riveting and yet unsentimental depictions of the American West...

  5. 4 days ago · Larry McMurtry (born June 3, 1936, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.—died March 25, 2021, Tucson, Arizona) was an award-winning American writer noted for his novels set on the frontier, in contemporary small towns, and in increasingly urbanized and industrial areas of Texas. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, and the National ...

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  6. Apr 2, 2021 · April 2, 20211:30 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 20-Minute Listen. Playlist. Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, McMurtry wrote more than 30 books and...

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  8. Mar 26, 2021 · Larry McMurtry, a prolific writer who wrote mostly about the American West and who won a Pulitzer Prize for the sweeping novel "Lonesome Dove," died Thursday, according to a family...

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