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Larry McMurtry: Media

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Larry McMurtry
American writer Larry McMurtry in his bookstore, Booked Up, in Archer City, Texas,...
© Michael Paulsen—Houston Chronicle/Getty Images
Lonesome Dove
A signed copy of Larry McMurtry's novel Lonesome Dove (1985) that was auctioned...
© Michael Paulsen—Houston Chronicle/Getty Images
Hud
Paul Newman (right) and Melvyn Douglas in Hud (1963).
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
The Last Picture Show
Cloris Leachman and Timothy Bottoms in The Last Picture Show (1971).
Michael Ochs Archives—Moviepix/Getty Images
Terms of Endearment
Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment (1983).
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Corporation
Brokeback Mountain
Jake Gyllenhaal (left) and Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain (2005), directed...
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