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- Birth nameWilliam Larry Brown
- Larry Brown was born on July 9, 1951 in Oxford, Mississippi, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Joe (2013), Big Bad Love (2001) and Kubuku Rides (This Is It) (2006). He was married to Mary Annie Brown. He died on November 24, 2004 in Oxford, Mississippi, USA.
- SpouseMary Annie Brown(? - November 24, 2004) (his death, 3 children)
- After high school, he briefly attended the University of Mississippi, but did not graduate. He held several jobs, including hay hauling, fence building, painting, and fork-lift operator. He served in the Marine Corps from 1970 to 1972, then worked as a firefighter for the Oxford Mississippi Fire Department from 1973 to 1990.
- Won the Southern Book Critics Circle Award twice.
- Took up writing in his native Oxford, Mississippi while working as a firefighter.
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