E. Annie Proulx donates papers to N.Y. library Nov 5, 2009
The collection includes early versions of "Brokeback Mountain," with such working titles as "Bulldust Mountain" and "Swill-Swallow Mountain," and drafts of the film's screenplay written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. The library also officially welcomed "Eloise" co-creator Hilary Knight. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Brokeback Mountain' author's papers to NY library Nov 3, 2009
The collection includes early versions of "Brokeback Mountain," with such working titles as "Bulldust Mountain" and "Swill-Swallow Mountain," and drafts of the film's screenplay written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Today, the library also officially welcomed a local favorite, "Eloise" co-creator Hilary Knight, whose illustrations of the Plaza Hotel's famous resident have been donated, along with posters, calendars and private correspondence. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Literary Westerner Aug 26, 2009
And if the Western is a ghetto, it is a remarkably rich ghetto populated by the likes of Edward Abbey (The Brave Cowboy), Jack Schaefer (Shane), Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove), and other novelists whose mortal sin, it seems, is setting their tales in open spaces rather than in the confines of the faculty lounge or city tenement. Elmer Kelton has an utter mastery of his subject; a distinctive, even arresting, point of view; and a narrative talent honed by writing for the Western pulps. (The American Conservative)
Timothy Black profiles three Puerto Rican brothers in ‘When a Heart Turns Rock Solid’ Aug 9, 2009
Rhino Ranch, by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster). Rashi, by Elie Wiesel (Schocken). (Boston Globe)
10 best songs about cars you may not know Jul 23, 2009
" "Outskirts" by James McMurtry McMurtry is the son of acclaimed novelist Larry McMurtry ("Lonesome Dove," "Terms of Endearment"), and "Outskirts" is from his 1989 debut album, produced by John Mellencamp and featuring Mellencamp's crack band of the era. 'Outskirts" is another category of driving songs with a rich heritage -- songs about a guy who drives all night, or sometimes for days, trying to get back to his woman -- or, to his ex, who isn't always that thrilled to see the brooding,... (CNN -- US)
The Bookworm: Hot reads for summer Jun 23, 2009
Don t forget South of Broad by Pat Conroy or Rhino Ranch by Larry McMurtry. And you ll want to find The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli, The Shortest Distance Between Two Women by Kris Radish, Soul of a Dog by Jon Katz (dog. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
The Starting Point: Swine flu spreads and travelers protest Jun 4, 2009
Author Larry McMurtry, 73. Game show host Chuck Barris, 80. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Writer list for WOW is notable May 29, 2009
She is a member of Western Writers of America and the Texas Philosophical Society, and was selected the honored writer for 2006 Texas Writers Month, joining previous honorees O. Henry, J. Frank Dobie, John Graves, Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, Katherine Anne Porter, Elmer Kelton, Liz Carpenter, Sarah Bird, James Michener and Horton Foote. Her first novel, The Raven s Bride, was the 2006 Texas Reads: One Book One Texas selection. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Novelist, cartoonist Stan Lynde wins Spur award Apr 7, 2009
Previous winners of the Spur Award include Larry McMurtry for Lonesome Dove, Michael Blake for Dances With Wolves, Glendon Swarthout for The Shootist, and Tony Hillerman for Skinwalker. Winners in 16 categories were announced March 22 during the National Festival of the West. (Montana Standard, MT)
Oliver Loving Apr 4, 2009
Pioneer of the Cattle Drive. Over the next ten years they had four children on their farm in Muhlenberg County, then Loving and his siblings decided to move their families to Texas. (Suite101.com)
Dancing 'Cloris' Dishes in New Book Apr 2, 2009
For instance, in the 1971 film The Last Picture Show, which is based on a novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry, I played Ruth Popper, a spare, lean woman who lives an emotionally barren life in Texas ... Larry McMurtry had written his novel, The Last Picture Show, about the very people we were talking to. (ABC News)
Choctaw Bingo Mar 14, 2009
It's not surprising, of course, that McMurtry can write: He's the son of Larry McMurtry, the author of classics such as. (And his mother was an English professor, a complex burden we share. (Slate)
Easy Chicken and Country Fried Stea... Mar 9, 2009
- Larry McMurtry, In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas (1968). The copyright of the article Easy Chicken and Country Fried Steak with Gravy in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
