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Larry McMurtry
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American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter (1936-2021)

Also known as: Larry Jeff McMurtry, McMurtry, Larry, Ларри Макмертри, لاري مكميرتري, 래리 맥머트리, ラリー・マクマートリー

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
  • Lonesome Dove (1985)
  • Terms of Endearment (1975)
  • Comanche moon (1997)
  • Brokeback Mountain. Story to Screenplay (2003)