Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry (born June 3, 1936) is an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas. He is known for his 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, a historical saga that follows ex-Texas Rangers as they drive their cattle from the Rio Grande to a new home in the frontier of Montana, and for co-writing the adapted screenplay for Brokeback Mountain. Lonesome Dove was adapted into a television miniseries.
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Filmography
Selected Larry McMurtry film and TV show credits:
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Writer Credits
1995
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
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1994
Lonesome Dove: The Series
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1992
Memphis
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1990
Montana
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1977
The American Film Institute's 10th Anniversary Special
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Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
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BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay
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The Lonesome Dove Series by Larry McMurtry
Comanche Moon (2008)
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Lonesome Dove (1989)
Streets of Laredo (1995)
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (2001–2020)
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