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Larry L. King, playwright of ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,’ dies at

From the archives of the Southwestern Writers Collection at Southwest Texas State University, former curator Richard Holland has selected from among thousands of Larry L. King letters those dealing with the daily warp and woof of an American writer alternately giddy with success and doubting his own talents. The result is a crazy ride on a roller coaster of many dips, loops and steep climbs.As.


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Larry L. King, 83; wrote ‘The Best Little Whorehouse’ The Boston Globe

Larry L. King, known for 'Best Little Whorehouse,' dies at 83 By Andrew Dansby Updated Dec 21, 2012 10:26 p.m. Journalist-author Larry L. King, at the Texas Capitol in 1981, was a D.C. resident.


Remembering Larry King and the success of his nationwide radio show

NEW YORK — Larry L. King — a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became a hit Tony Award-nominated musical, ''The Best Little.


Larry L. King dies at 83; playwright wrote 'Best Little Whorehouse in

Larry L. King in 1976. Courtesy of the Wittliff Collection, Texas State University {} NEW YORK (AP) - Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a.


Larry L. King

Though Larry L. King shared a name with a popular radio and TV host, the writer was a singular Texas raconteur who could be confused with no other. A famed drinker and brawler, King will forever.


Larry L. King never strayed far from Texas roots

Strange as it may seem, it's almost a shame Larry L. King, who died Thursday in Washington, D.C., is known primarily for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Don't get me wrong. His original 1974.


RIP, Larry L. King Texas Monthly

Lawrence Leo King (January 1, 1929 - December 20, 2012) was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978 Tony Award-nominated play The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which became a long-running production on Broadway and was later turned into a feature film starring Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, and Dolly Pa.


Larry King Dead at 87 Rolling Stone

Larry L. King January 1, 1929-December 20, 2012 Journalist, playwright, and raconteur Larry L. King spent most of his life in Washington, DC, but the vivid language and distinctive characters of his home state never ceased to inspire him. King was born in the small west Texas town of Putnam.


Larry King, Dead at 87

Larry L. King - author and playwright of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," and "The Night Hank Williams Died" Martha Swope Journalist-author Larry L. King, at the Texas Capitol in 1981, was a.


Larry King, 83, Reveals Secret Lung Cancer Surgery ‘I Was Lucky

Larry King Hospitalized in L.A. with COVID-19: Reports Larry King's Handwritten Will Splits His $2 Million Estate Among His Children Larry King's Estranged Widow Shawn Contests His Will, Claims.


Larry King Reveals He Had a Stroke, Was in a Coma Earlier This Year

Larry King, a pioneering journalist and playwright of "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," dies at 83. (AP Laserphoto/AP LASERPHOTO) Before he became known the world over as a playwright,.


» The Old Man Bronx Banter

Larry L. King, author of numerous essays, memoirs, and political narratives for Harper's Magazine between 1965 and 1971, passed away on December 20 at the age of 83.


'Little Whorehouse' writer Larry L. King dies Houston Chronicle

One of King's first invitees is William Styron. In a letter to a friend in Texas, King recounts how Styron ends up in the emergency room after inhaling 'a bit of Mexican boo smoke' in King's apartment." ("I don't recommend Larry's approach to your year at Harvard," the mentor had written in the note accompanying his gift.)


Larry L. King dies at 83; playwright wrote 'Best Little Whorehouse in

Larry L. King, who with Peter Masterson penned the hit Broadway musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and co-wrote the 1982 film adaptation starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds, died.


Larry King, Breezy Interviewer of the Famous and Infamous, Dies at 87

Larry L. King (January 1, 1929 -December 20, 2012) was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978 Tony Award-nominated play The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which became a long-running production on Broadway and was later turned into a feature film starring Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning and Dolly Parton.

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