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Larry McMurtry

1936 - 2021

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Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations (13 wins). He was also a prominent book collector and bookseller. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Larry McMurtry is the 5,099th most popular writer (up from 5,550th in 2019), the 7,770th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,316th in 2019) and the 584th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Larry McMurtry ranks 5,099 out of 7,302. Before him are Johann Gottfried Seume, Cassandra Fedele, Kiki Dimoula, Marguerite Audoux, Károly Kisfaludy, and João Ubaldo Ribeiro. After him are Chris Van Allsburg, Jens Bjørneboe, Júlia Szendrey, Ben Bova, Marin Preda, and Claudio Williman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Larry McMurtry ranks 408. Before him are Edmond Keosayan, Mike Spence, Eduard Gufeld, Masaru Furukawa, Federico Sacchi, and Iya Savvina. After him are Tony Dallara, Norberto Menéndez, Akio Kaminaga, Martin Gilbert, Domingo Pérez, and Nikos Xilouris. Among people deceased in 2021, Larry McMurtry ranks 440. Before him are Bashkim Fino, Jean Kalala N'Tumba, Michael Constantine, Cyril Mango, Walter Taibo, and Harry Reid. After him are Bobby Unser, Ramsey Clark, Jean-Marc Vallée, Karel Loprais, Nina Ruslanova, and Yekaterina Gradova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry McMurtry ranks 7,772 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Friedel (1971), Oliver Ellsworth (1745), Bert Schneider (1897), Harry Reid (1939), Mario Runco Jr. (1952), and Tony Scott (1921). After him are Bobby Unser (1934), Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Alice Drummond (1928), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Kirsten Price (1981), and Ramsey Clark (1927).

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Among writers born in United States, Larry McMurtry ranks 584. Before him are Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), John Gardner (1933), Joseph Wambaugh (1937), Julia Alvarez (1950), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), and Michael Bishop (1945). After him are Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Ben Bova (1932), Ann Druyan (1949), Candace Bushnell (1958), Arthur Golden (1956), and Stephen Hunter (1946).

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