![]() ![]() The prolific author - with nearly 30 novels, about 15 works of nonfiction and more than 40 screenplays and teleplays to his credit - won a Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for "Lonesome Dove," a modern classic that revitalized the Western genre and inspired several sequels. He also won an Academy Award in 2006 for his adapted screenplay of the Western romantic tragedy "Brokeback Mountain," written with Diana Ossana. The screenplay was based on an Annie Proulx story. ![]() McMurtry, who died at his home in Tucson, Ariz., will be buried in Texas. He also is survived by sisters Sue and Judy McMurtry, brother Charlie McMurtry, former wife Jo Ballard and other family members and close friends. His wife, Norma Faye, son James and grandson Curtis were at his side when he died, Lundberg confirmed, as was his longtime writing partner Diana Ossana, his goddaughter Sara Ossana and his three dogs. Publicist Amanda Lundberg confirmed the details of his death to the American-Statesman. Larry McMurtry, the iconic and celebrated Texas author and screenwriter who redefined the Western with his novel "Lonesome Dove," died Thursday night of heart failure. Correction: This story has been updated to reflect the correct magazine for which Lawrence Wright works, the New Yorker. ![]()
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