Author Larry McMurtry has died

Award-winning author Larry McMurtry died Thursday night at age eighty-four.

Among his nearly fifty books were the Pulitzer-Prize winning Lonesome Dove and Terms of Endearment, the movie adaptation of which won an Oscar.

But that wasn’t McMurtry’s only foray into Hollywood; he shared an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his work on Brokeback Mountain.

For more on McMurtry’s long writing career and legacy, check out his obituary in the Dallas Morning News.

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