DER US-AMERIKANISCHE AUTOR LARRY MCMURTRY IST GESTORBEN

Der am 3. Juni 1936 in Wichita Falls (Texas) geborene US-amerikanische Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor Larry McMurtry ist am 25. März 2021 in Archer City (Texas) gestorben. Für seinen Roman «Weg in die Wildnis» gewann er 1985 den Pulitzer-Preis, für sein Drehbuch zu «Brokeback Mountain» 2006 einen Oscar für das Beste adaptierte Drehbuch.*

Larry McMurtry, Novelist of the American West, Dies at 84

In «Lonesome Dove,» «The Last Picture Show» and dozens more novels and screenplays, he offered unromantic depictions of a long mythologized region.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/books/larry-mcmurtry-dead.html 

Larry McMurtry remembered by writers, actors, fans: ‘RIP, cowboy. Horseman, pass by’

News of the death of author Larry McMurtry, some of whose books were adapted into Hollywood classics, brought a swell of sadness and memories on social media Friday from authors, screenwriters, actors and others.

 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-03-26/writers-actors-and-others-react-to-the-death-of-larry-mcmurtry

Larry McMurtry, ‚Lonesome Dove‘ Novelist and ‚Brokeback Mountain‘ Oscar Winner, Dies at 84

The Pulitzer Prize recipient and screenwriter also wrote the books behind ‚Hud‘, ‚The Last Picture Show‘ and ‚Terms of Endearment.‘

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/larry-mcmurtry-lonesome-dove-novelist-brokeback-mountain-oscar-winner-was-84-1223879

Larry McMurtry, Oscar Winner for ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and Author of ‘Lonesome Dove,’ Dies at 84

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/larry-mcmurtry-dead-brokeback-mountain-writer-1234938867/

Lonesome Dove author and Brokeback Mountain screenwriter Larry McMurtry dies at 84

The Pulitzer-winning author of novels including Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show, and Oscar-winning screenwriter, examined the American west. 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/26/lonesome-dove-author-and-brokeback-mountain-screenwriter-larry-mcmurtry-dies-at-84 

Erzähler des amerikanischen Westens

Der Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor Larry McMurtry ist tot. Für seine Texas-Romane wie «Lonesome Dove» und Filme wie «Brokeback Mountain» gewann er Pulitzerpreis und Oscar.

Fritz Göttler

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/larry-mcmurtry-nachruf-schriftsteller-drehbuchautor-1.5248675

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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79027185/

https://discover.library.unt.edu/catalog/b5049779

https://archive.ph/20121215052319/http://alkek.library.txstate.edu/swwc/archives/writers/mcmurtry.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_McMurtry

* https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_McMurtry

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