Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in the Old West or contemporary Texas. During a career spanning six decades, he wrote more than thirty novels, numerous essays and memoirs, and approximately fifty screenplays. Films adapted from his works earned 34 Oscar nominations with 13 wins, and he received a Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, and the National Humanities Medal for his contributions to American literature.