James Ellroy
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
James Ellroy was born on 4 March 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Street Kings (2008) and The Black Dahlia (2006).
- Awards
- 1 win
Writer
Producer
Actor
- Height
- 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Born
- Spouses?
- Other worksThe L.A. Quartet: The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992)
- Publicity listings
- TriviaWas asked by his editor to shorten his novel "White Jazz" from 900 pages to 350. Rather than removing sub-plots, Ellroy achieved this by eliminating verbs, creating a unique style of prose.
- QuotesI'm happy for the money. I'm happy for the exposure... Every once in a while there's lightning in a bottle like with 'L.A. Confidential (1997)' so we'll see what happens with The Black Dahlia (2006). Even bad movies create substantial readership for your books.
- TrademarksOutsized, bombastic and contradictory public persona, with a greatly inflated view of his own work
- Nicknames
- Dog
- Lee
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