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Larry McMurtry
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American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter (1936-2021)
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Larry McMurtry (1936–2021) was an American screenwriter, historian, novelist, and essayist. Born in Archer City, Texas, he began his work period in 1961 and was educated at the University of North Texas and Rice University. He resided in Wichita Falls and Archer City, Texas, and was employed by Texas Christian University. McMurtry was a member of the Writers Guild of America West and his archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center.
His notable works include *The Last Picture Show*, *Anything for Billy*, *The Last Kind Words Saloon*, and *Lonesome Dove*. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He was also nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special. McMurtry died of heart failure in Archer City.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936-06-03
- Died
- 2021-03-25
- Works
- 151
Top works
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- The Last Picture Show
- Anything for Billy
- The Last Kind Words Saloon
- Lonesome Dove
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Film & TV
Writing · Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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…
Known for
- Texas: America Supersized — Self2004
- The Last Picture Show: A Look Back — Self1999
- Picture This — Self1991
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 174
- Total plays
- 2,462
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 67
- Cited by
- 140
Research areas
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Intermolecular interactions from a natural bond orbital, donor-acceptor viewpoint
· 1988 · cited 16,708x
- New Guidelines to Evaluate the Response to Treatment in Solid Tumors
· 2000 · cited 13,419x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,802x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,248x
- Introduction to Meta‐Analysis
· 2009 · cited 9,603x
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Quotes
- “A woman's love is like the morning dew. It's just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose.”
- “"It's really quite simple. Mr. Isinglass robbed my father, destroyed my mother, exiled my brothers, and ruined me. If I catch him asleep I'll kill him. I do hope you like this pudding. I had to ride quite a way to find the plums."”
- “"We choose our lovers for their flaws, you know," Mel said. "People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about."”
- “"Pat, did they get you for the embezzling?" Harmony asked.”
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