Larry L. King

Larry L. King
King in 1976
Born	Lawrence Leo King (1929-01-01)January 1, 1929 Putnam, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 20, 2012(2012-12-20) (aged 83) Washington, D. C., U.S.
Occupation	Playwright Journalist Novelist
Language	English
Period	1964–2006
Literary movement	New Journalism

Lawrence Leo King (January 1, 1929 – December 20, 2012) was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978 Tony Award-nominated play The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which became a long-running production on Broadway and was later turned into a feature film starring Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, and Dolly Parton.^[1]