“Over more than five decades, Mr. McMurtry wrote more than 30 novels and many books of essays, memoir and history. He also wrote [or co-wrote] more than 30 screenplays, including the one for Brokeback Mountain … for which he won an Academy Award in 2006.” But he was best known for three novels which were adapted for the screen: The Last Picture Show, Lonesome Dove, and Terms of Endearment. – The New York Times
