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Larry McMurtry(1936-2021)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Larry McMurtry at an event for The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006)
Larry McMurtry was born on 3 June 1936 in Archer City, Texas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Le secret de Brokeback Mountain (2005), La dernière séance (1971) and Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule (1995). He was married to Faye Kesey and Josephine Ballard. He died on 25 March 2021 in Archer City, Texas, USA.
BornJune 3, 1936
DiedMarch 25, 2021(84)
BornJune 3, 1936
DiedMarch 25, 2021(84)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 25 wins & 13 nominations total

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Known for

Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Le secret de Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Le secret de Brokeback Mountain
7.7
  • Writer
  • 2005
Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in La dernière séance (1971)
La dernière séance
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1971
Sissy Spacek, James Garner, and Sam Shepard in Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule (1995)
Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Tendres passions (1983)
Tendres passions
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1983

Credits

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Writer



  • Terms of Endearment
    • novel
    • In Development



  • Mark Wahlberg and Reid Miller in Joe Bell (2020)
    Joe Bell
    6.2
    • written by
    • 2020
  • Comanche Moon (2008)
    Comanche Moon
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • source material
    • teleplay
    • 2008
  • Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Le secret de Brokeback Mountain (2005)
    Le secret de Brokeback Mountain
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Johnson County War (2002)
    Johnson County War
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 2002
  • Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995)
    Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • based upon the characters created by: from his novel 'Lonesome Dove'
    • 1995–1996
  • Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine in Étoile du soir (1996)
    Étoile du soir
    5.9
    • novel
    • 1996
  • David Arquette, Jonny Lee Miller, and Edward James Olmos in Dead Man's Walk (1996)
    Dead Man's Walk
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • teleplay
    • 1996
  • Lonesome Dove (1994)
    Lonesome Dove
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • characters
    • 1994–1995
  • Sissy Spacek, James Garner, and Sam Shepard in Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule (1995)
    Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the novel by
    • teleplay by
    • 1995
  • Buffalo Girls - La légende de Calamity Jane (1995)
    Buffalo Girls - La légende de Calamity Jane
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1995
  • Mariel Hemingway, Kay Lenz, and John Mellencamp in Falling from Grace (1992)
    Falling from Grace
    5.5
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Memphis (1992)
    Memphis
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • Texasville (1990)
    Texasville
    6.0
    • novel
    • 1990
  • Montana (1990)
    Montana
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, and Ricky Schroder in Lonesome Dove (1989)
    Lonesome Dove
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1989

Producer



  • Mark Wahlberg and Reid Miller in Joe Bell (2020)
    Joe Bell
    6.2
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Comanche Moon (2008)
    Comanche Moon
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2008
  • Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Le secret de Brokeback Mountain (2005)
    Le secret de Brokeback Mountain
    7.7
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • Johnson County War (2002)
    Johnson County War
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • David Arquette, Jonny Lee Miller, and Edward James Olmos in Dead Man's Walk (1996)
    Dead Man's Walk
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Sissy Spacek, James Garner, and Sam Shepard in Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule (1995)
    Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1995

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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • University_archives
  • Height
    • 1.83 m
  • Born
    • June 3, 1936
    • Archer City, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • March 25, 2021
    • Archer City, Texas, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Faye KeseyApril 29, 2011 - March 25, 2021 (his death)
  • Other works
    Memoir/Essay: "Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen", Simon & Schuster, NY.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 9 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Owns an antiquarian bookstore called Booked Up in his hometown of Archer City, Texas, consisting of four buildings full of books (upwards of 300,000 volumes of used and rare books in the four buildings combined).
  • Quotes
    My typewriter is a Hermes 3000, surely one of the noblest instruments of European genius. And, ladies and gentlemen, can you believe it? It's kept me for 30 years out of the dry embrace of the computer.
  • Salary
    • Le plus sauvage d'entre tous
      (1963)
      $10,000

FAQ

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  • When did Larry McMurtry die?
    March 25, 2021
  • How did Larry McMurtry die?
    Congestive heart failure
  • How old was Larry McMurtry when he died?
    84 years old
  • Where did Larry McMurtry die?
    Archer City, Texas, USA
  • When was Larry McMurtry born?
    June 3, 1936

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