Max Crawford | |
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| Born | Max Fleming Crawford August 6, 1938 Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 2010 (aged 72) Livingston, Montana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Master of Fine Arts (creative writing) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin Stanford University |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Western, |
| Notable works | Waltz Across Texas Lords of the Plain |
| Spouse | Susan Parsons (divorced) |
Max Fleming Crawford (August 6, 1938 – October 7, 2010) was an American writer. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, and grew up in Floydada, Texas. Crawford was influenced by Ernest Hemingway, Graham Greene, and Malcolm Lowry. His friendships with other writers were a great influence in his life and career as well, including Larry McMurtry, Wendell Berry, Michael Koepf, Raymond Carver,[1] Chuck Kinder, Al Young, Diane Smith,[2][3] Bill Kittredge, Scott Turow, Jon Jackson[4] and James Crumley.[5]