Larry McMurtry, ‘Lonesome Dove’ author and ‘Brokeback Mountain’ screenwriter, dies at 84

Larry McMurtry, a prolific writer who wrote mostly about the American West and who won a Pulitzer Prize for the sweeping novel “Lonesome Dove,” died Thursday, according to a family spokesperson.

He was 84.

via www.nbcnews.com

Loved that book. Pretty good mini-series as well.