Remembering Larry McMurtry

The life and times of the legendary Western writer and the legacy of Lonesome Dove. “Sometimes Sonny felt like he was the only human creature in town.” Those were the first words I ever read written by Larry McMurtry, who died March 25 at age 84. They certainly weren’t the last. Texas author Larry McMurtry had a remarkable writing career that spanned six decades. He wrote fiction, nonfiction, memoir, television and film