Descriptive Summary
McMurtry, Larry
Larry McMurtry Screenplays,
1979-1988 and undated
Screenplays written by Larry McMurtry, sometimes in collaboartion with other authors,
from 1979-1988 and undated.
S 1740
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
1 box (1.0 linear foot)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Larry McMurtry, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter, was born in 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He spent his early years on
his father’s ranch outside of Archer City. He graduated from the University of North Texas in 1958 and from a graduate program at
Rice University in 1960. That same year he was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. His first novel
Horseman, Pass By won the Jesse H. Jones
Award from the Texas Institute of Letters in 1962.
Hud, a movie based on this novel, received
numerous Academy Awards and nominations in 1964. His 1966 novel
The Last Picture Show, about teenagers
coming of age in a dying Texas town in the 1950s, was released as a movie in
1971.
Lonesome Dove, perhaps his most well-known
novel, was originally begun as a screenplay. It won the Pulitzer Prize for
fiction in 1986. His collaboration with Diana Ossana for Annie Proulx’s
Brokeback Mountain won the Academy Award
for Best Adapted Screenplay, (2006). He has been a rare book collector and
bookstore owner, with stores in Washington, D.C. and Archer City, Texas.
A list of his publications includes:
- McMurtry, Larry.
Horseman, Pass By.
New York: Harpers, 1961.
- McMurtry, Larry.
The Last Picture Show.
New York: Dial, 1966.
- McMurtry, Larry.
Cadillac Jack.New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1982.
- McMurtry, Larry.
Lonesome Dove.New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1985.
- McMurtry, Larry.
Texasville.New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.
- McMurtry, Larry.
Flim Flam: essays on
Hollywood New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.
- McMurtry, Larry.
Some Can Whistle.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.
- McMurtry, Larry.
Comanche Moon. New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1997.
- McMurtry, Larry.
Crazy Horse. New
York: Viking, 1999.
- McMurtry, Larry.
Boone’s Lick. New
York: Simon and Schuster, 2000.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of screenplays written by Larry McMurtry, sometimes in collaboration with other authors
(Leslie Silko, Cybill Shepherd, and Peter Bogdanovich). One,
Memphis, is based on a novel by Shelby
Foote. The screenplays are mechanical reproductions in studio folders, some
with holographic notes. Some reader responses to the screenplays are also
included. Some of the screenplays were never produced.
The collection is in good condition.
Organization
The collection is organized into series: Screenplays and Reader's Response.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
McMurtry, Larry.
Bodanovich, Peter, 1939- Texasville.
Foote, Shelby. September, September.
Shepherd, Cybill, 1950- Memphis.
Silko, Leslie, 1948- Dance Me Outside.
Subjects
Motion picture authorship.
Television plays.
Western films.
Indians of North America–-Drama.
Ranchers–-Drama.
Ranching–-Drama.
Places
Mississippi--Drama.
Montana--Drama.
Texas--Drama.
Collection accession #(s):
2008-0008-X
Purchase, 2000
Access Restrictions
Open for research. Copyright is retained by the authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by U.S.
copyright law.
Processed by
Diane Warner, 2008
Preferred Citation
Larry McMurtry Screenplays, 1979-1988 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Max Crawford Papers, 1960-2000 and undated
- Elmer Kelton Papers, 1948-1985
- Sandra Scofield Papers, 1958-2005 and undated
Collection Inventory
Screenplays
1
1
"The Fate of the Bird, an original screenplay," 116 leaves,
1979
1
2
"The Fate of the Bird," 114 leaves, reader’s response, and notes on script,
1980
1
3
"Montana, an original screenplay," 132 leaves,
July 1980
1
4
"Rosebud County, an original screenplay," 132 leaves,
1982
1
5
"Cantrell," 142 leaves,
November 18, 1983
1
6
"Cantrell," 134 leaves,
February 28, 1984
1
7
"Riding the Cage," 127 leaves,
February, 1985
1
8
"Souvenirs," 127 leaves,
December 1985
1
9
"Texasville, a screenplay" by Larry McMurtry and Peter Bogdanovich, 109 leaves, first revised draft,
October 28, 1988
1
10
"Texasville, a screenplay" by Larry McMurtry and Peter Bogdanovich, revised first draft, 109 leaves, with reader’s response,
October 28, 1988 and November 17, 1988
1
11
"Dance Me Outside," by Larry McMurtry and Leslie Silko, 108 leaves,
undated
1
12
"Memphis, screenplay" by Larry McMurtry and Cybill Shepherd, 120 leaves,
undated
Reader Response
1
13
"Some Can Whistle," reader response,
May 4, 1989