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Larry Brown (July 9, 1951–November 24, 2004) was an American novelist, non-fiction and short story writer. He was a winner of numerous awards including the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award for fiction, the Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Award, and Mississippi's Governor's Award For Excellence in the Arts. He was also the first two-time winner of the Southern Book Award for Fiction. His notable works include Dirty Work, Father and Son, Joe and Big Bad Love. A film of the latter, starring Debra Winger and Arliss Howard was released in 2001.
Independent filmmaker Gary Hawkins has directed an award winning documentary of Brown's life and work in The Rough South of Larry Brown.
Brown was born and lived near Oxford, Mississippi. He graduated from high school in Oxford but did not go to college. Many years later, he took a creative writing class from the Mississippi novelist Ellen Douglas. Brown served in the United States Marine Corps from 1970 to 1972. On his return to Oxford, he worked at a small stove company before joining the city fire department.
Hall of Fame Coach Larry Brown Talks Knicks, Cowboys and Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson on Larry Brown (2016)
Larry Brown's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
Hall of Famer Larry Brown talks basketball
NFL Films Feature - Larry Brown
Dr. Larry Brown - Armed & Dangerous
2014 GREER BAPTIST CAMP MEETING Dr Larry Brown
Allen Iverson & Larry Brown argue with the NBA referee
Larry Brown on the Late Show with David Letterman
Larry Brown Interview
The Rough South Of Larry Brown
ESPN First Take "Larry Brown questions Michael Jordan and Bobcats front office."
Actors: Jean-Paul Chreky (miscellaneous crew), Jonathan Gray (miscellaneous crew), Red West (actor), Christine Vachon (producer), John 'JR' Craigmile (miscellaneous crew), Nicole Compas (miscellaneous crew), Dennis Quaid (actor), Zac Efron (actor), Shannon Edwards (actor), Clancy Brown (actor), Cameron Arguelles (miscellaneous crew), Chelcie Ross (actor), Heather Graham (actress), Adam M. Stone (miscellaneous crew), Amir Naderi (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family's farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family's entire livelihood.
Keywords: accidental-death, affair, bare-chested-male, boxer-shorts, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, business-rivalry, car-accident, corn, cornfield, crying-manActors: T.J. Thyne (actor), Kurt Kuenne (editor), Kurt Kuenne (writer), Kurt Kuenne (director), Kurt Kuenne (producer), Kurt Kuenne (composer), T.J. Thyne (producer), Oscar Torre (actor), Vicki Davis (actress), Dylan Kenin (actor), JoJo Henrickson (actor), Karen Zumsteg (actress), Jon Molerio (actor), Andy Hungerford (actor), Dave Kuhr (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: De' Leon Howard III (actor), Adrian Rice (actor), Kevin Johnson (editor), Luigi Marchese (producer), Dee Ross McKissic (writer), Dee Ross McKissic (director), Sharonda 'Shayy' Irving (actress), Jason Smith (actor), Chad Evans (composer), Tony Simms (composer), Juan MsKissic (producer), Jeff Jefferson (actor), Que Stevenson (actor), Monica Askew (actress), Eric Connors (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Frank Whaley (actor), Leon (actor), Vince DiPersio (writer), Vince DiPersio (director), Maura Tierney (actress), Gary Frank (actor), John D. Genovese (actor), Cleve Reinhard (miscellaneous crew), Emily Longstreth (actress), Carl Weintraub (actor), Jenny Tallent (actress), Scott Schutzman Tiler (actor), Richard Panebianco (actor), Bill Gurian (miscellaneous crew), Taro Meyer (actress),
Plot: Melodrama set in Philadelphia, PA in 1965. Eddie Pavini (Panebianco), a teenage photographer from South Philadelphia facing the Vietnam draft joins the coffeehouse fringe in 1965 Philadelphia and struggles with several moral choices before deciding to go to Vietnam as a war photographer.
Keywords: special-photographyblack roses, leukemia
took my friend larry brown
thirteen years old and fadin fast
wo oh oh, ain't life a bitch wo oh oh
my grade school my neighbor
mom's smokes and dad's dirty magazines
he lived so cool and care free
i won't take life for granted
i'm too young to die wo oh oh
fate can be so cruel sometimes
my friend remember, remember me
when you're down and you're out pick it up
remember, remember me
when your down and you're out pick it up
when i look, up at night
i count the stars in the sky
it makes me think of larry
cause he was always aiming high wo oh oh
his brother norm and jesse
played loud music had long hair
larry loved his big brotheres
i guess you had to be there
i'm too young to die wo ohoh
fate can be so cruel sometimes
my friend remember, remember me
when you're down and you're out pick it up
remember, remember me
when you're down and you're out pick it up
i can't believe you're gone
guess it's time we carry on
well it's just not the same
without you in the game
black roses leukemia
took my friend larry brown
thirteen years old and fadin fast
wo oh aint life a bitch
remember remember me