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


RIP, Larry L. King Texas Monthly

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.


Larry L. King never strayed far from Texas roots

Dec. 22, 2012 12 AM PT Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became the hit Broadway musical "The Best Little Whorehouse.


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

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,.


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

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.


Larry King, Dead at 87

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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, 83; wrote ‘The Best Little Whorehouse’ The Boston Globe

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.


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

Larry L. King is a novelist, journalist, and playwright. He is the only writer nominated for a unique "Triple Crown" of American letters: a National Book Award, a Broadway Tony, and a television Emmy. In 2004 King received the Texas Bookend Award for Lifetime Achievement.


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

sort by « previous 1 2 next » * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Larry L. King has 33 books on Goodreads with 675 ratings. Larry L. King's most popular book is In Search of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life of a Legend.


» The Old Man Bronx Banter

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

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 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.


Gary M. Lavergne, Author and Educator 1997 Texas Book Festival

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.


TV with Thinus BREAKING. Larry King just announced he's ending his

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.)


Remembering Larry King and the success of his nationwide radio show

Larry L. King, a journalist, essayist and playwright with a swaggering prose style and a rollicking personal one, who left Texas as a young man but never abandoned it in his work — turning out.