Page A-14 March 28, 2021 Sunday Acclaimed, beloved writer McMurtry FORT WASHAKIE SCHOOL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR INDOOR ARTWORK IN K-12 BUILDINGS 2021 dead at 84; wrote ‘Lonesome Dove’ DALLAS (AP) — Larry McMurtry, who had in his later Fremont County School District #21 is seeking an artist, or artist team, to McMurtry, the prolific and popu - years split his time between his develop a site specific, permanent, mural and artwork throughout the Fort lar author who took readers back to small Texas hometown of Archer Washakie High School and PK-8 School. This opportunity is open to artists the old American West in his City and Tucson, Arizona, wrote Pulitzer Prize-winning "Lonesome dozens of books, including novels, with Native American art experience, with preference given to local artists Dove" and returned them to mod - biographies and essay collections. with a signifigant body of work on the Wind River Indian Reservation. ern-day landscapes in works such He simultaneously worked as a For more information, contact: as his emotional tale of a mother- bookseller and screenwriter, co- daughter relationship in "Terms of writing the Oscar-winning script Deb Smith, Superintendent Endearment," has died. He was 84. for the movie "Brokeback Fremont County School District #21 McMurtry died Thursday night Mountain." 90 Ethete Road Fort Washakie, WY 82514 of heart failure, according to a fam - Several of McMurtry's books Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome 307-332-5983 ily statement issued through a pub - became feature films, including the Dove” won the Pulitzer Prize licist on Friday. The statement did Oscar-winners "The Last Picture in 1986. not say where he died but noted Show" and "Terms of that he'll be buried "in his cher - Endearment." His epic 1986 about a cattle drive from Texas ished home state of Texas." Pulitzer winner "Lonesome Dove," across the Great Plains during the 1870s, was made into a popular television miniseries. "'Lonesome Dove' was an effort to kind of demythologize the myth of the Old West," McMurtry told The Associated Press in a 2014 interview. But, he added, "They're going to twist it into something romantic no matter what you do." The "Lonesome Dove" televi - sion miniseries starred Robert Duvall, who has often cited the project as a personal favorite and likened his role as retired Texas Build & Protect... It's What We Do! Ranger Augustus McCrae to acting Boats, Trucks, ATV's, Horses, Machinery, RV's, & Much More in "Hamlet." Visit ClearyBuilding.com Today! "The Last Picture Show," his Why Choose CLEARY? third novel, became a classic with • Strongest Structure in the Industry its coming-of-age story set in a • DreamMaker 3D Design Software small Texas town. He and director • We Manufacture & Construct Our Product Peter Bogdanovich were nominat - • Lifetime Steel Warranty ed for an Academy Award for their • Featuring Doors script for the movie, filmed in • Builders Risk & Full Insurance CODY, WY Archer City, located about 140 307-587-5493 800-373-5550 • ClearyBuilding.com miles northwest of Dallas. The film adaptation of "Terms of Endearment," released in 1983, was written and directed by James L. Brooks and received Oscars for best picture, director and screen - play, with awards for star Shirley MacLaine and supporting actor Jack Nicholson. "Sitting here thinking of the greatness of Larry McMurtry," Brooks tweeted Friday. "Among the best writers ever. I remember when he sent me on my way to adapt "Terms" — his refusal to let me hold him in awe. “And the fact that he was per - sonally working the cash register of his rare book store as he did so."