Larry Jeff McMurtry was born on June 3rd, 1936, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He graduated from high school in Archer City. He grew up in a rural county. Him, his father, and eight of his uncles were all born on ranches in Texas and were taught the ways of a southerner when they were young children. This is why most of his novels are based on the life of a ranchers, cowboys, and are set in Texas.
McMurtry earned his Bachelors degree from North Texas State College in 1958 and an Masters degree from Rice University in 1960. After this he studied at Stanford University in a writing program. When he left Stanford, McMurtry taught at T