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Biography of Larry McMurtry
3. Jun 1936 – 25. Mar 2021(84 years)Died in:Archer City, Archer County
American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter
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Awards(10)
Guggenheim FellowshipAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplaySpur Award for Best Western NovelHelmerich AwardPulitzer Prize for FictionSpur Award for Best Novel of the WestGolden Globe Award for Best ScreenplayBAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayWriters Guild of America Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNational Humanities Medal
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Larry McMurtry (* 3. June 1936 in Archer City; † 25. March 2021 in Archer City) was an american novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter. He was 84 years old. His education included University of North Texas, Archer City High School and Rice University. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. His cause of death was heart failure.
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11 Events1936
Born in Archer City, Archer County
1985
Spur Award for Best Western Novel
Lonesome Dove
1986
Helmerich Award
1986
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Lonesome Dove
1998
Spur Award for Best Novel of the West
Comanche Moon
2005
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
2006
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
2006
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
2006
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
2014
National Humanities Medal
2021