Larry McMurtry
publication date: Saturday, June 7, 2014 (part of Summer 2014)
category: 
Literature
clue: His most famous works are about a lonely bird, some loving nicknames, and a mountain with a spinal injury.
explanation: McMurtry wrote the novels Lonesome Dove and Terms of Endearment, and the screenplay for Brokeback Mountain. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, and Erik Bates
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