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Larry McMurtry dead: Brokeback Mountain Oscar-winning scriptwriter and novelist dies aged 84
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mirror.co.ukLarry McMurtry has died aged 84, according to a family spokesperson. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter and novelist, who won an Oscar for the screenplay of Brokeback Mountain, passed away according to McMurtry family spokesperson, Amanda Lundberg, in an obituary published by the New York Times.
The cause of death or the location has not been made public at the moment. Larry was born on June 3, 1936 at Archer City, Texas and was raised on a ranch just outside the city.
Larry has recalled previously that his childhood home had no books, but his family would gather every night and tell stories.
He studied creative writing at Stanford University. Whilst here, he met other aspiring writers such as Gurney Norman and Ken Kesey.
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