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Person Detail: Larry L. King

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Full Name: Larry L. King
Biography:
(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.
Author's Timeline:
1929 (Unknown) County
Lawrence Leo King was born in the town of Putnam in west Texas on January 1, 1929. 
2012 (Unknown) County
Larry L. King died in Washington, District of Columbia, on December 20, 2012. 
1978 (Unknown) County
The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
(Pub: Opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on June 19, 1978. ISBN: )
Mr. King wrote the book for the musical, "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas," with Peter Masterson. 
1966 (Unknown) County
The One-Eyed Man
(Pub: New American Library ISBN: )
Novel. 
2006 (Unknown) County
In Search Of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life Of A Legendary Writer And Editor
(Pub: PublicAffairs ISBN: 1586483846 / 978-1586483845 )
Nonfiction. 
1971 (Unknown) County
Confessions Of A White Racist
(Pub: Viking Adult ISBN: 0670237159 / 978-0670237159)
Autobiographical, nominee for a National Book Award. 
1986 (Unknown) County
None But a Blockhead
(Pub: Viking Adult ISBN: 0670809284 / 978-0670809288)
Nonfiction. 
1999 (Unknown) County
Larry L. King: A Writer's Life in Letters, Or, Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye
(Pub: Texas Christian University Press ISBN: 0875652034 / 978-0875652030)
Nonfiction, edited by Richard Holland. 
1980 (Unknown) County
Of Outlaws, Con Men, Whores and Politicians
(Pub: Viking Adult ISBN: 0670502278 / 978-0670502271 )
 
1985 (Unknown) County
Warning: Writer at Work: The Best Collectibles of Larry L. King
(Pub: Texas Christian University Press ISBN: 087565004X / 978-0875650043 )
A collection of writings. 
1974 (Unknown) County
The Old Man and Lesser Mortals
(Pub: Viking Adult ISBN: 0670522902 / 978-0670522903)
 
1982 (Unknown) County
The Whorehouse Papers
(Pub: Viking Adult ISBN: 0670159190 / 978-0670159192)
 
? New York County
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. 

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