Larry McMurtry






Larry McMurtry

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born
June 03, 1936

gender
male

place of birth
Wichita Falls, Texas, The United States

genre
Literature & Fiction


about this author

Among many other accolades he was the co-winner of an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Brokeback Mountain in 2006.

Larry McMurty was born in Wichita Falls Texas in 1936. His first published book Horseman, Pass By was adapted into the film "Hud".

McMurty went on to publish many more novels, a number of which went on to become movies as well as a TV mini-series.




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avg rating: 3.93 | 23,325 ratings | 2,528 reviews | 78 distinct works | 83 fans
Lonesome Dove Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 4.46 — 8,012 ratings — published 1920
33 editions
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The Last Picture Show The Last Picture Show
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.86 — 1,446 ratings — published 1966
15 editions
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Streets Of Laredo Streets Of Laredo
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.65 — 1,343 ratings — published 1993
13 editions
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Comanche Moon : A Novel Comanche Moon : A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.78 — 1,140 ratings — published 1997
12 editions
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Dead Man's Walk : A Novel Dead Man's Walk : A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.69 — 1,020 ratings — published 1995
9 editions
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Terms of Endearment Terms of Endearment
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.90 — 796 ratings — published 1975
21 editions
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All My Friends Are Going to Be... All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers : A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.91 — 579 ratings — published 1972
13 editions
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Texasville: A Novel Texasville: A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.46 — 619 ratings — published 1987
19 editions
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Sin Killer: A Novel Sin Killer: A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.60 — 505 ratings — published 2002
9 editions
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Anything for Billy : A Novel Anything for Billy : A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
avg rating 3.37 — 451 ratings — published 1988
13 editions
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"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older."
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"It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” ~spoken by Augustus McCrae"
Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove)
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"Maybe you can make art out of unredeemed pain, but only if you're a genius -- Dostoyevsky perhaps."
Larry McMurtry
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