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Mcmurtry Brings Characters Old and New Along for the Ride 8E • SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014OLIVING MAHA WORLD-HERALD BOOKS McMurtry brings characters old and new along for the ride iting characters, including Earp Endearment.” His newest offering, ‘The Last Kind Words Saloon,’ and Holliday. Both “The Last Picture Show” features historical i gures and one from an earlier tale “That’s fun, to go back and and its sequel, “Texasville,” see your characters at different were fi lmed in Archer City. ARCHER CITY, Texas (AP) West — this time peeking into stages of their lives,” he said, Don Graham, a professor of — Standing among the tower- the lives of Wyatt Earp and Doc noting that he followed the char- English and American literature ing shelves in his bookstore in Holliday as they ramble through acters from “The Last Picture at the University of Texas in Show” through several books, the small Texas town where he Texas, Colorado and Arizona. Austin, said McMurtry is “pre- marking their transformation grew up, Pulitzer Prize-winning “I usually start a book with eminently a storyteller.” from teenagers to old men. author Larry McMurtry says he some notion about a charac- “He’s a great creator of char- Andrew Graybill, director of has a need to be among books. ter that I’m curious about or acters and dialogue. That’s one the Clements Center for South- “I’m very attached to the interested in,” McMurtry said in of the reasons he’s had so much west Studies at Southern Meth- success in Hollywood,” Graham books. I need them. I need to be an interview. “And I think that’s odist University, said McMurtry said. among them,” said McMurtry, what I did here. I kind of wanted cleverly brings together famous McMurtry, who along with 77, whose rare and used book- to demythologize” Earp and characters of the American writing partner Diana Ossana store in Archer City contains Holliday. West in his new book. “Putting won the Academy Award for about 200,000 volumes while the “‘Lonesome Dove’ was an ef- them on the stage together at library in his nearby home holds fort to kind of demythologize the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS writing the screenplay for Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry at his bookstore in Archer the same time — I think it’s about 28,000. myth of the Old West, but it kind a wonderful way to undercut “Brokeback Mountain,” said McMurtry is the author of of came to people won’t let you. City, Texas. McMurtry, who developed an affinity for reading at age 7, said they are now working on televi- his next book will be about his “life with women.” and subvert these myths,” said almost 50 books including the They’re going to twist it into Graybill, who was to offer com- sion screenplays. They have col- novels “Lonesome Dove,” “The something romantic no matter ments before the Dallas event. laborated since 1992, co-writing Last Picture Show” and “Terms what you do.” He divides his time between Saloon” features historical McMurtry won the Pulitzer more than 40 screenplays. of Endearment,” and biogra- McMurtry was to speak Tucson, Arizona, and Archer fi gures including Earp, Holliday, Prize in 1986 for “Lonesome McMurtry traces his love of phies and essay collections. He Wednesday night — in what City, a windswept town with a Buffalo Bill Cody and Charles Dove,” which later became books to when he was about 7. A has had simultaneous careers as likely will be his only public ap- population of about 1,800 located Goodnight, along with fi ctional a miniseries. Several fi lms cousin who was going off to fi ght a screenwriter and bookseller. pearance for the book — as part about 140 miles northwest of characters such as journalist have been based on his novels, in World War II gave him about In his new novel, “The Last of the Dallas Museum of Art’s Dallas. “My gig in Dallas is my Nellie Courtright, who appeared including “Hud,” “The Last 20 children’s books. Kind Words Saloon,” he again “Arts & Letters Live” speakers book tour for this one,” he said. in his novel “Telegraph Days.” Picture Show,” “Texasville” and He opened his fi rst bookstore takes readers to the American series. “The Last Kind Words McMurtry said he enjoys revis- the Oscar-winning “Terms of in 1971 in Washington, D.C. Award emblematic of Roth’s ‘manifest destiny’ It bears the name of an artist colony where the writer created some of ANNIVERSARIES BIRTHDAYS his most enduring works Skinner, 50 years Zdan, 50 years Godbersen, 85 years Bonneau, 100 years NEW YORK (AP) — In what may be his last remarks at a public gathering, Philip Roth ac- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cepted Yaddo’s fi rst ever Artist American novelist Philip Roth Medal and spoke gratefully of accepted Yaddo’s Artist Medal on his time at the venerable retreat Wednesday in what might have in the summer of 1964. been his fi nal remarks in public. “I arrived at the gates of Yad- do — discouraged, sad, a little honored authors, the 81-year- desperate,” Roth said, explain- old Roth has a history of both ing to the hundreds gathered at keeping and stepping back from the Edison Ballroom in midtown public vows. He revealed in Manhattan that he was in a cre- 2012 that he had stopped writing ative slump and personal crisis, books and, after dependably having endured a bitter and turning out a book a year during impoverishing divorce. the previous decade, has pub- At Yaddo, he said, he encoun- lished nothing since the 2010 Tom and Kathy (Meyer) Henry "Hank" and Mary Lou "Happy 85th birthday to Bob Marjorie Bonneau turned tered no harsh reviews calling novel “Nemesis.” Skinner of Bellevue were (Himberger) Zdan were united Godbersen on May 28!" —with 100 on March 23. his acclaimed debut book, But he also said that a New united in marriage on May 20, in marriage on May 16, 1964, at love from his family. To celebrate this milestone “Goodbye, Columbus,” a fl uke. York Times interview he grant- 1964, at St. Matthew Lutheran Carter Lake Presbyterian Friends may send him cards event, Marjorie’s five children He could forget about the judge ed in 2012 was his last. He has Church in Meadow Grove, Church in Carter Lake, Iowa. at 244 S. Kloke St., Apartment will host an open house for her who during his divorce proceed- since spoken to a Television Nebraska. The couple celebrated their No. 4, West Point, NE 68788. from 2p.m. to 4p.m. on ings had told him that “rather Critics Association panel and They will celebrate their 50th anniversary on May 16, Sunday, May 25, at the than publishing short stories in responded to questions from the 50th anniversary with family 2014, with aparty in the Cottle, 90 years Community Center (former The Paris Review for $50 dollars cultural editor of Svenska Dag- and friends on May 25 at the Frontier Room at Bellevue school gym) in Craig, apiece” he “should instead write bladet, a Swedish publication. Omaha Press Club. Berry Farm. Nebraska. No gifts, please. for the movies. ‘Go West, young If Wednesday night was Their family includes Their family includes "Your presence at the party man.’ ” his farewell, note that he was daughter Janet and son-in-law daughter Robin, son-in-law Jay would be the greatest gift you “My manifest destiny was dressed in a dark jacket and Peter Harp of Frisco, Texas; Conyers and grandchildren could give her. Mom, you are Yaddo,” said Roth, who at the pants, no tie, and shared the son Tom Skinner iii and Savannah and Nolan of amazing!" Love, your family. Saratoga Springs-based artist bill with The New York Racing daughter-in-law Elizabeth of Bellevue; and son Jeff Zdan, colony completed most of his Association, a neighbor and Omaha; daughter Sue Rowland daughter-in-law Tasha and Mailand, 90 years ribald classic “Portnoy’s Com- sponsor of Yaddo. He spoke and fiance Perry Showers of grandchildren Natalie and plaint” and in subsequent visits briefly, but managed to leave the Lincoln; and five step- Annabelle of Ralston. worked on “The Breast” and audience with a run of memora- grandchildren. Hank and Mary Lou own and “The Great American Novel.” ble images and turns of phrase. Tom retired from the U.S. operate DataServ Corp., which Not everyone was sure that When he fi rst came to Yaddo, Air Force and American supports computers and Roth would show up Wednesday, he recalled that his closest Airlines. Kathy was an Air networks. including fellow author and companion was an Olivetti Force nurse. former Yaddo resident Alison Lettera 22 typewriter on which, Otte, 50 years Lurie, who introduced Roth he lamented, he could “write Pouster, 65 years LaVerne Cottle will and noted that last week he had nothing but crap.” celebrate her 90th birthday on allegedly sworn off speaking at He praised the healing powers May 23, 2014. public events. of his “unprepossessing cabin,” "Happy birthday, Mom/ After he gave a reading at the sandwich and celery stalk Grandma B!" from your three Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y, Roth contained in his lunch pail and children, seven grandchildren insisted that it was “absolutely the decadent stack of pancakes and 16 great-grandchildren. the last appearance” he would he was served in the mornings. LaVerne was an elementary “make on any public stage, any- “And yet breakfast mitigates school teacher at Mount View Walt Mailand will celebrate where,” according to The New all,” he stated. School for 27 years. his 90th birthday on May 21.
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