Cover news reporter Yang Fan
On March 27, according to foreign media reports, Larry McMuthrie, one of the screenwriters of the classic film "Brokeback Mountain" and a famous novelist, died at the age of 84. McMuthrie has created many works of American Western style, representative novels and plays also include "Lonely Dove Town", "Mother-Daughter Love", "The Last Movie", etc., has won Oscars and Pulitzer Prizes, and his habit of writing no more than five pages on the typewriter every day is also widely known.
It is understood that Larry McMuthor died on March 26, local time. His spokesman, Amanda Lundberg, confirmed the death. The spokesperson did not give reasons.
McMuthrie has written numerous popular literary works and written the script for Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. Together with Diana Osana, he adapted Anne Pull's novel Brokeback Mountain into a film. "Brokeback Mountain" was released in the United States in 2005, starring famous Hollywood stars Jack Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway.
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, eight nominations at the 78th Academy Awards, and three awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Score. When the film was released, it formed a cultural phenomenon that swept the world, which had a wide impact on different cultural fields such as academia, fashion and country music, and also set off a great discussion of same-sex love in society.
Previously, Larry McMuthrie was also nominated for the 44th Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Last Movie. His screenwriting masterpieces also include "Intimate Relationship" and "Wild Iron Man". McMuthrie has also written 29 novels and won the Pulitzer Prize for The Lonely Dove.
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