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(1929-2012) Author, playwright. Larry L. King was born in the town of Putnam in west Texas, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Mr. King went to New York to teach and write.

Full Name

Larry L. King

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


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Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Mr. King went to New York to teach and write. He became a regular at George Plimpton's celebrated Paris Review soirees.

1929

BIRTH

Lawrence Leo King was born in the town of Putnam in west Texas on January 1, 1929.

1966

LITWORK

The One-Eyed Man
New American Library

Novel.

1971

LITWORK

Confessions Of A White Racist
Viking Adult
0670237159 / 978-0670237159
Autobiographical, nominee for a National Book Award.

1974

LITWORK

The Old Man and Lesser Mortals
Viking Adult
0670522902 / 978-0670522903

1978

LITWORK

The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
Opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on June 19, 1978.

Mr. King wrote the book for the musical, "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas," with Peter Masterson.

1980

LITWORK

Of Outlaws, Con Men, Whores and Politicians
Viking Adult
0670502278 / 978-0670502271

1982

LITWORK

The Whorehouse Papers
Viking Adult
0670159190 / 978-0670159192

1985

LITWORK

Warning: Writer at Work: The Best Collectibles of Larry L. King
Texas Christian University Press
087565004X / 978-0875650043
A collection of writings.

1986

LITWORK

None But a Blockhead
Viking Adult
0670809284 / 978-0670809288
Nonfiction.

1999

LITWORK

Larry L. King: A Writer's Life in Letters, Or, Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye
Texas Christian University Press
0875652034 / 978-0875652030
Nonfiction, edited by Richard Holland.

2006

LITWORK

In Search Of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life Of A Legendary Writer And Editor
PublicAffairs
1586483846 / 978-1586483845
Nonfiction.

2012

DEATH

Larry L. King died in Washington, District of Columbia, on December 20, 2012.

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