Author, 'Whorehouse' Playwright Larry L. King Dies

Former CNN anchor Larry King tweeted to his followers that he was still alive on Friday, despite some followers believing otherwise. Following the death of famed playwright Larry L. King earlier that day, many users on Twitter

Larry L. King, a famed writer and Tony Award-nominated playwright, dies Thursday at age 83. King became famous for a magazine article he wrote about efforts to close down a bordello in Texas. This became the basis for the Tony Award-nominated musical

Though Larry L. King shared a name with a popular radio and TV host, the writer was a singular Texas raconteur who could be confused with no other. A famed drinker and brawler, King will forever be best known for a 1974 Playboy story about the Chicken

3 Comments. CrustyB. December 21st, 2012. I knew it wasn't THE Larry King but when I saw the headline I thought to myself, it's as if a million trophy wives suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. Thumb up 0

22 (UPI) -- Playwright Larry King, who wrote the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," has died in Washington of emphysema, his wife said. He was 83. Barbara Blaine said her husband died Thursday, The New York Times reported. King, whom