Larry McMurtry Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry

Writing

Biography

Larry Jeff McMurtry (1936-2021) was 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, his novels Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975) were adapted into films. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations (13 wins).

Filmography Movies

Production

Brokeback Mountain movie poster
MOVIE

Brokeback Mountain

7.8(7.6K)
Brokeback Mountain
Screenplay
Terms of Endearment movie poster
MOVIE

Terms of Endearment

7.1(0.8K)
Terms of Endearment
Novel
Hud movie poster
MOVIE

Hud

7.2(0.4K)
Hud
Novel
The Last Picture Show movie poster
MOVIE

The Last Picture Show

7.6(0.8K)
The Last Picture Show
Screenplay
Johnson County War movie poster
MOVIE

Johnson County War

5.5(0.0K)
Johnson County War
Teleplay
Falling from Grace movie poster
MOVIE

Falling from Grace

5.0(0.0K)
Falling from Grace
Screenplay
Lovin' Molly movie poster
MOVIE

Lovin' Molly

4.9(0.0K)
Lovin' Molly
Novel
Buffalo Girls movie poster
MOVIE

Buffalo Girls

6.5(0.0K)
Buffalo Girls
Writer
Texasville movie poster
MOVIE

Texasville

6.0(0.1K)
Texasville
Novel
The Last Picture Show movie poster
MOVIE

The Last Picture Show

7.6(0.8K)
The Last Picture Show
Novel

Gallery

Larry McMurtry portrait
Larry McMurtry portrait