Larry McMurtry
American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter (1936-2021) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 84
Larry Jeff McMurtry was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. During a career spanning six decades, he wrote more than thirty novels, numerous essays and memoirs, and approximately fifty screenplays.
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Peter Bogdanovich Directed The Last Picture Show and Texasville- Stephen J. Friedman Produced The Last Picture Show and Lovin' Molly
Diana Ossana Also in Johnson County War (2002)
Jack Nicholson Larry wrote Terms of Endearment (1984)
Shirley MacLaine Larry wrote The Evening Star (1997)
Ang Lee Directed Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Cybill Shepherd Also in The Last Picture Show and Texasville
James L. Brooks Directed Terms of Endearment (1983)
Ben Johnson Also in The Last Picture Show (1971)
Randy Quaid Larry wrote Brokeback Mountain (2006)
Eileen Brennan Also in The Last Picture Show and Texasville
Martin Ritt Directed Hud (1963)
Bob Rafelson Produced The Last Picture Show (1971)
John Mellencamp Directed Falling from Grace (1992)
Timothy Bottoms Also in The Last Picture Show and Texasville
William A. Graham Directed Montana (1990)
Jake Eberts Produced Texasville (1990)
Yves Simoneau Directed Memphis (1992)
Bert Schneider Produced The Last Picture Show (1971)
Reinaldo Marcus Green Directed Joe Bell (2020)
Rod Hardy Directed Buffalo Girls (1995)
Barry Spikings Produced Texasville (1990)
Elliot Davis Directed Memphis (1992)
Polly Platt Produced The Evening Star (1996)
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Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations with 13 wins, and his novels were the basis for several television miniseries.
