Larry Jeff McMurtry, is an American novelist, essayist, bookseller, and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas, McMurtry and cowriter Diana Ossana adapted the screenplay for which 2005 American neo-western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus?
Larry McMurtry 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 Academy Award 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.
The Berrybender Narratives The Berrybender Narratives is a series of novels written by Larry McMurtry. It tells the story of an ill-fated hunting expedition lasting several years and covering much of the early American West. As with much of McMurtry's Western fiction, it weaves a tale of bloody adventure with a sort of ghastly dark humor.