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Writer
James Ellroy
- Born March 4, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009).
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Known for
L.A. Confidential1997
Street Kings2008
The Black Dahlia2006
Wonder Boys2000
Rampart2011
Dark Blue2002
Cop1988
E! True Hollywood Story1996
Filmography
- TBAThe Lead SheetSeriesCreator
- 2025Ellroy vs L.A.FilmSelf (Footage archive)
- 2023Iconic AmericaSeriesSelf
- 2017Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesureFilm
- 2017Los Angeles narratesFilmSelf
- 2015Los Angeles Film NoirFilmHimself
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSeriesSelf
- 2013A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime WritersFilmSelf
- 2011RampartFilmWriter
- 2011The Cost of Living: Creating the ProwlerFilm
- 2009C à vousSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2008Street KingsFilmScreenplay
- 2008Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'FilmSelf
- 2008Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'FilmSelf
- 2007The Truth about Black DahliaFilmarchive footage
- 2006The Black DahliaFilmNovel
- 2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightFilmSelf
- 2006James Ellroy: American DogFilmSelf
- 2006Shadows of SuspenseFilmSelf
- 2004Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob BerdellaFilmHimself
- 2004Black Dahlia ConfidentialFilm
- 2004Leçon de CinémaSeriesSelf
- 2003L.A. ConfidentialFilmNovel
- 2003L.A. County 187FilmWriter
- 2002Dark BlueFilmStory
- 2002VakvaganyFilmHimself
- 2002Stay CleanFilmRight, Novel
- 2001Feast of DeathFilmSelf
- 2001Besuch bei James EllroyFilmSelf
- 2000Wonder BoysFilmWordfest Party Guest
- 1998Brown's RequiemFilmNovel
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialFilmNovel
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1995Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.Filmself
- 1995White JazzFilmSelf
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1993Fallen AngelsSeriesStory
- 1993James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime FictionFilmSelf
- 1988CopFilmNovel