Larry McMurtry's Birth Card: The Ace of Spades

In the record

Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. The birth-card coordinate for June 3 is the Ace of Spades — a calendar position, not a forecast of Larry McMurtry's 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — Lonesome Dove.

Pulitzer Fiction record

• 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry is on the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction list for Lonesome Dove (https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/1986). Larry McMurtry (Q611672, Wikipedia “Larry McMurtry”) appears here as a person-scope Fiction winner. Larry McMurtry is listed as the sole Fiction recipient for each year in this pack. Works in this pack for Larry McMurtry: 1986 Lonesome Dove. Larry McMurtry's English Wikipedia title is the same string as the harvested name. Birth date 1936-06-03 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Larry McMurtry, verified against Wikidata P569 1936-06-03 (match). Pulitzer.org bio date status for Larry McMurtry is unavailable. The harvested card symbol for June 3 is A♠. A public death date of March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) is listed on Wikidata P570 for Larry McMurtry. Source URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_McMurtry is the Wikipedia article used for Larry McMurtry. This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Larry McMurtry. It only names the calendar coordinate for June 3 and the Fiction titles already listed for Larry McMurtry.

The Ace of Spades coordinate

Larry McMurtry was born June 3, 1936 (1936-06-03). Month 6 and day 3 give solar value 40, which is the Ace of Spades (The Truth Pioneer). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1936 is unused, so Larry McMurtry's 1936 birth year does not move the card. The Ace of Spades does not predict a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and is not a verdict on Larry McMurtry. Quoted system copy for the Ace of Spades, not a biography of Larry McMurtry: You say the true thing early, before it has to become a crisis to be heard. Your mind is oriented toward finding what's real beneath appearances. You question everything. You're the one willing to challenge comfortable lies for uncomfortable truths. Harvested gifts listed for the Ace of Spades: Ability to penetrate illusions and see truth; Courage to question what others accept; Sharp thinking and analytical power; Natural integrity and honesty. Harvested life-direction line for the Ace of Spades: Your curriculum is learning that truth is more complex than you understand. You're learning humility about what you know.

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Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Larry Jeff McMurtry was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. During a career spanning six decades, he wrote more than thirty novels, numerous essays and memoirs, and approximately fifty screenplays. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations with 13 wins, and his novels were the basis for several television miniseries.

Larry McMurtry in the public record

During a career spanning six decades, he wrote more than thirty novels, numerous essays and memoirs, and approximately fifty screenplays. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations with 13 wins, and his novels were the basis for several television miniseries. McMurtry's early novels, including Horseman, Pass By (1961), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), examined the decline of small-town and rural Texas life; all three were adapted into major films. His 1985 book Lonesome Dove, often considered his magnum opus, won the Pulitzer Prize. The novel, which follows several retired Texas Rangers on a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, was one of the most popular American novels of the late twentieth century, and it was adapted into a popular television miniseries. The subsequent three novels in his Lonesome Dove series were also adapted as miniseries. He later won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Brokeback Mountain (2005) alongside his longtime writing partner, Diana Ossana. In addition to his literary career, McMurtry was one of America's most prominent antiquarian booksellers.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Larry McMurtry (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 2 of Clubs

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Larry McMurtry, and not a forecast of a Pulitzer.

Natural partnership and team-building ability

During a career spanning six decades, he wrote more than thirty novels, numerous essays and memoirs, and approximately fifty screenplays.

Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: wrote.

Also on the record

1. He operated bookstores in Washington, D.C., and Archer City, Texas, where he amassed a stock of nearly half a million volumes.
2. As president of PEN American from 1989 to 1991, he was an advocate for free speech.
3. In 2014, he received the National Humanities Medal.

Other Fiction winners with this card

• A. B. Guthrie — 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Way West
• Jean Stafford — 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — Collected Stories

FAQ

What is Larry McMurtry's birth card?

The Ace of Spades. June 3 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Larry McMurtry's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, novels, character, or fate.

Where do Larry McMurtry's dates and Fiction credits come from?

Birth date 1936-06-03 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Larry McMurtry, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Pulitzer Prize for Fiction list, which cites Pulitzer.org year pages. The Fiction line is 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — Lonesome Dove. Pulitzer.org bio date status is unavailable. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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