Larry McMurtry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Larry McMurtry

American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1936

Place of Birth: Archer City, Texas, United States

Profession: screenwriter, writer, businessperson, historian, author, novelist, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.
His novels include Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films earning 26 Oscar nominations (10 wins).
His 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove was adapted into a television miniseries that earned 18 Emmy Award nominations (seven wins), with the other three novels in his Lonesome Dove series adapted into three more miniseries, earning eight more Emmy nominations.
McMurtry and cowriter Diana Ossana adapted the screenplay for Brokeback Mountain (2005), which earned eight Academy Award nominations with three wins, including McMurtry and Ossana for Best Adapted Screenplay.