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Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. [1] His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films.
Larry McMurtry originally planned to create a western screenplay called Streets of Laredo, which would star John Wayne. This plan did not happen, and Larry McMurtry turned the screenplay into a novel. McMurtry took inspiration from Charles Goodnight's 1860 cattle drives, The Log of a Cowboy, and Nelson Story's 1866 drive from Texas to Montana. [1]
Comanche Moon (1997) is a Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry.It is the fourth and final book he published in the Lonesome Dove series.In terms of chronology, it is the second installment of the narrative.
Books: A Memoir is a 2008 memoir by Larry McMurtry. It focuses on his love of books and his experiences as a book buyer and seller. [1] [2] Kirkus called it "A pleasant amble in Bookland and a treat for the bookishly inclined, as well as for McMurtry buffs." [3] Writing for The New York Times, James Campbell wrote that the book reads like notes ...
Lonesome Dove is a 1985 Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. It is the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series and the third installment in the series chronologically. It was a bestseller and won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Streets of Laredo is a 1993 Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. It is the second book published in the Lonesome Dove series, but the fourth and final book chronologically. It was adapted into a television miniseries in 1995.