James Ellroy

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

25

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-03-04 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

James Ellroy

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Ellroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • C à vous

    C à vous

  • Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure

    Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure

  • Los Angeles narrates

    Los Angeles narrates

  • Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

    Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

  • Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

    Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

  • Wonder Boys

    Wonder Boys

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • Besuch bei James Ellroy

    Besuch bei James Ellroy

  • Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

  • Shadows of Suspense

    Shadows of Suspense

  • A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers

    A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers

  • James Ellroy: American Dog

    James Ellroy: American Dog

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Vakvagany

    Vakvagany

  • Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

    Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

  • The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler

    The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler

  • Feast of Death

    Feast of Death

  • Black Dahlia Confidential

    Black Dahlia Confidential

  • Los Angeles Film Noir

    Los Angeles Film Noir

  • Ellroy vs L.A.

    Ellroy vs L.A.

  • James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

    James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

  • Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella

    Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella

  • Stay Clean

    Stay Clean