Larry McMurtry, Oscar Winner for ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and Author of ‘Lonesome Dove,’ Dies at 84

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New York Times.His death was confirmed by a spokesperson for the family.Larry’s cause of death has not yet been revealed.Tributes poured in for the star on social media, as fans and fellow authors rushed to pay their respects.‘Arguably the greatest American novelist of the 20th Century.’ Andy Greenwald penned. ‘Inarguably the writer who singlehandedly got me through the pandemic. Sitting here thinking of the greatness of Larry McMurtry.Among the best writers ever.

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Larry McMurtry, the Texas-born novelist who authoredLonesome Dove,The Last Picture ShowandTerms of Endearmentand won an Oscar for co-writing the adapted screenplay forBrokeback Mountain, has died. He was 84.

DALLAS (AP) — Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning "Lonesome Dove" and returned them to modern-day landscapes in works such as his emotional tale of a mother-daughter relationship in "Terms of Endearment," has died. He was 84.

Larry McMurtry has died aged 84, according to a family spokesperson.

Academy Award-winning screenwriter and novelist Larry McMurtry passed away on Thursday at the age of 84.The news was confirmed by the McMurtry family spokesperson, Amanda Lundberg, in an obituary published by the New York Times.Neither the cause or location of the writer's death were made public.

an obituary published Friday by the New York Times. Lundberg did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for confirmation.Neither the cause of death, nor where McMurtry passed away, are immediately known.McMurtry was best known for his anti-Western work, or stories that focused on demythologizing the romanticism of the American West.“I’m a critic of the myth of the cowboy,’’ the native Texan reportedly said in an interview 1988.

Larry McMurtry was an author and screenwriter known for novels including “Lonesome Dove” and “The Last Picture Show” as well as his Oscar-winning adapted screenplay for “Brokeback Mountain.”This is a breaking news story.

Larry McMurtry, who won an Oscar for penning Brokeback Mountain, earned a nomination for The Last Picture Show and authored books including Lonesome Dove and Tears of Endearment, has died. He was 84. The news was confirmed to media outlets by family spokeswoman Amanda Lundberg.