Larry L. King
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American | |
Period | 1964–2006 |
Literary movement | New Journalism |
Lawrence Leo King (January 1, 1929 – December 20, 2012) was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978
Life and career
Lawrence Leo King was born on January 1, 1929, in
In 1964, King quit his Congressional job to concentrate on his writing, producing many magazine articles and fourteen books of both fiction and non-fiction, and became one of the leading figures in the "
King received an
Beginning in 1987 and continuing until 2008, King donated his extensive personal archives to the Southwestern Writers Collection/The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. In 2006, a 70-seat performance space dedicated to producing new works by local and national authors at the Austin Playhouse in Austin, Texas, was renamed the Larry L. King Theatre.
King died on December 20, 2012, at a retirement home in
References
- Dallas Morning News, accessed 23 December 2012.
- ^ Austin's Live Oak Revisits The Night Hank Williams Died Playbill News, Sep 17 1998. [1]
- ^ Larry L. King,The Wittliff Collections
- ^ Dansby, Andrew. "'Little Whorehouse' writer Larry L. King dies," Houston Chronicle online, 21 December 2012, accessed 23 December 2012.
- ^ Schudel, Matt. "Larry L. King, playwright of ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,’ dies at 83," washingtonpost.com, 21 December 2012, accessed 23 December 2012.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert. "Farewell to Larry L. King, one of Texas’ greatest writers . . . and hell-raisers," Archived 2012-12-30 at the Wayback Machine dallasnews.com, 21 December 2012, accessed 23 December 2012.
External links
- "Larry L. King," The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University. Biography, bibliography, and finding aid to the King papers (39 boxes, 19 linear feet), accessed 23 December 2012.
- Larry L. King at IMDb
- "About Us," austinplayhouse.com, accessed 23 December 2012.