Biography EssayAlthough Larry McMurtry has moved beyond the status of a minor regional writer, he is still closely identified with Texas. His first six novels and a collection of essays (In a Narrow G...
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"I remember laboring, around 1971, on a screen offering for John Wayne, James Stewart, and Henry Fonda, a bittersweet, end-of-the-West Western, in which no scalps were taken and no victories were won,...
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LARRY McMURTRY is closely identified with Texas. All six of his novels and a collection of essays (In a Narrow Grave) reflect life in his native state. Born 3 June 1936 in Wichita Falls, he was educat...
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[This entry was updated by Sarah English (Meredith College) from the entry by John Gerlach (Cleveland State University) in DLB 143: American Novelists Since World War II, Third Series, pp. 137-150.]La...
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Larry McMurtry's work is marked by his imaginative connections with the American West. Drawn to place, McMurtry demonstrates in his work the mythic pattern of escape and return to his "blood's country...
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The Hollywood writers strike took the glitz, the glamour and roughly two-thirds of the audience from this year's Golden Globe Awards.NBC's no-frills, one-hour presentation of the winners Sunday nig...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sunday's bare-bones Golden
Globes telecast, presented without the usual Hollywood pomp due
to the screenwriters strike, proved that entertainment award
shows aren't much wi...
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"We're safe," insists the restless 15-year-old lad."Don't you EVER think that, John!" his mother scolds. "No one is ever safe."A sense of constant foreboding permeates "Terminator: The Sarah Connor...
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He wasn't nominated for an Oscar for his role as a Native American Marine in "Flags of Our Fathers," but Adam Beach still feels like a winner."Just to hear that people were upset that I didn't get ...
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Globes aren't a hit with TV viewers
