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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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James Ellroy Biography (1948-)
Original name, Lee Earle Ellroy; born March 4, 1948, in Los Angeles, CA; sonof Armand and Geneva Odelia (a nurse; maiden name, Hilliker) Ellroy; marriedMary Doherty, 1988 (divorced, 1991); married Helen Knode (a writer), c. 1991.Addresses: Agent: Joel Gotler, Artists Management Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., #212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Office: Sobel Weber Associates, Inc., 146 East 19th St., New York, NY 10003.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Novelist, screenwriter, actor
- Birth Details
- March 4, 1948
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Himself, James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (documentary), First Run Features, 1993
- Himself, Shotgun Freeway: Drives through Lost L.A. (documentary),Alpine Releasing, 1995
- Wordfest party guest, Wonder Boys (also known as Die Wonder Boys), Paramount, 2000
- Right, Stay Clean, 2002
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WRITINGS
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Novels
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Brown's Requiem, Avon (New York), 1981
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Clandestine, Avon, 1982
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Blood on the Moon, Mysterious Press (New York), 1984
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Because the Night, Mysterious Press, 1985
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Killer on the Road, Mysterious Press, 1986
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Suicide Hill, Mysterious Press, 1986
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Silent Terror, Mysterious Press, 1986
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The Black Dahlia, Mysterious Press, 1987
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The Big Nowhere, Mysterious Press, 1988
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L.A. Confidential, Mysterious Press, 1990
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White Jazz, Knopf (New York), 1992
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American Tabloid, Knopf, 1995
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The Cold Six Thousand, Knopf, 2001
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Short Stories
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Hollywood Nocturnes, Knopf (New York), 1994
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Dick Contino's Blues and Other Stories, Arrow (London), 1994
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L.A. Noir, Mysterious Press, 1998
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Crime Wave: Reportage and Fiction from the Underside of L.A., Vintage Books (New York City), 1999
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Nonfiction
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Murder and Mayhem: An A-Z of the World's Most Notorious Killers, Arrow (London), 1992
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My Dark Places (autobiographical), Knopf, 1996
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Screenplays
- Ellroy wrote the screenplay White Jazz, based on his novel of thesame name.
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Film Stories
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Dark Blue, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., 2002
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Television Stories
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Episodic
- "Since I Don't Have You," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1993
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Television Movies
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L.A. Sheriff's Homicide, 2000
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Other
- Author of introduction, Heed the Thunder by Jim Thompson, ArmchairDetective Library, 1991
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
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Blood on the Moon was adapted for film as Cop, Atlantic, 1988; Ellroy's short story, "Since I Don't Have You" was the basis for the television series Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1993; L.A. Confidentialwas adapted for film and released by Warner Bros., 1998; Brown's Requiem was adapted for film and released in 1998 by Avalanche Releasing; My Dark Places was adapted for films as My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir, 2001; Killer on the Road was adapted for film as Stay Clean, 2002.
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Novelists, St. James Press, 2001
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St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers, St. James Press, 1996
Periodicals
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Harper's Bazaar, November, 1996, p. 180
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Interview, December, 1996, p. 70
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Los Angeles Magazine, November, 1996, p. 114
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Nation, December 2, 1996, p. 25
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New Statesmen, November 8, 1996, p. 46
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Newsweek, November 11, 1996, p. 79
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People Weekly, November 25, 1996, p. 93
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Time, April 10, 1995, p. 74
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The Writer, September, 2001, p. 28
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Writers Digest, July, 1996, p. 26
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