McMurtry, Larry Syllabification: (Mc·Mur·try, Larry)Pronunciation: /məkˈmərtrē/Definition of McMurtry, Larry (1936-), US writer; full name Larry Jeff McMurtry. Included in his works are The Last Picture Show (1966), Terms of Endearment (1975), Lonesome Dove (1985), and Comanche Moon (1997).