Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84

DALLAS (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning Texas author Larry McMurtry has died at the age of 84. His family said in a statement that he died Thursday night of heart failure.

McMurtry penned books and screenplays during a career that spanned over half a century, often depicting the American West.

He won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for “Lonesome Dove,” the tale of a cattle drive during the 1870s. It was made into a popular television miniseries.

Several of McMurtry’s books became feature films, including the Oscar-winning films “The Last Picture Show” and “Terms of Endearment.”

He also co-wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for “Brokeback Mountain.”

He received the National Humanities Medal in 2015.