|
Fast Facts
-
The first printing of his novel IN A NARROW GRAVE by Encino Press in 1968 is
extremely rare due to the misprint "skycrappers" instead of
"skyscrapers" on page 105.
-
McMurtry worked as a both book scout and dealer in San Francisco and Houston,
Texas.
-
One of his three Booked Up stores is located in Archer, Texas, only a few blocks away
from the movie theater made famous in the Peter Bogdanovich movie based on his book THE
LAST PICTURE SHOW. Texas State Travel Guide lists the Archer City bookstore as offering
the largest collection of antiquarian books in the country.
-
Larry McMurtry's son, James McMurtry, is a songwriter/guitarist who, apparently, landed a
record deal when Larry McMurtry handed off his son's demo to John Mellencamp.
-
Larry McMurtry and John Mellencamp wrote a screenplay together titled "Falling From
Grace."
top of page
|
|
Bio
Born on June 3rd, 1936 in
Wichita Falls, Texas, Larry McMurtry graduated from high school in nearby Archer City,
which was later immortalized as the backdrop of the movie, The Last Picture Show
based on his 1966 novel of the same name. After receiving his MA from Rice
University in 1960, he moved to Washington, DC in 1969 to focus on writing. It is here
where he opened his first rare, out-of-print and used bookstore, Booked Up. Motivated by
his own experience growing up "in a bookless region" of Texas, he opened another
Booked Up in Archer, Texas in 1970. As of today, he owns and operates several Booked Up
stores in Washington, D.C., Texas, and Arizona.
Beginning in 1961 with the release of HORSEMAN, PASS BY, Mr. McMurtry is the author of
over 20 books, two collections of essays and over 30 screenplays. Many of his notable
titles have been turned into movies, including TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1975), TEXASVILLE
(1987) and THE EVENING STAR (1992). He was the winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for
LONESOME DOVE. He now lives in Archer, Texas.
top of page
|
