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James Ellroy

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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James Ellroy in Murder by the Book (2006)
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), Au bout de la nuit (2008) and Le dahlia noir (2006).
BornMarch 4, 1948
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BornMarch 4, 1948
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    Known for

    Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
    L.A. Confidential
    8.2
    • Writer
    • 1997
    Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans, Hugh Laurie, Common, Martha Higareda, and The Game in Au bout de la nuit (2008)
    Au bout de la nuit
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2008
    Le dahlia noir (2006)
    Le dahlia noir
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Woody Harrelson in Rampart (2011)
    Rampart
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Gemstone
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Blood's a Rover
      • novel
      • Pre-production



    • L.A. Confidential
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • characters
      • 2019
    • Woody Harrelson in Rampart (2011)
      Rampart
      5.8
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Sunfax Territory
      8.5
      Short
      • novel
      • 2009
    • Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans, Hugh Laurie, Common, Martha Higareda, and The Game in Au bout de la nuit (2008)
      Au bout de la nuit
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2008
    • Le dahlia noir (2006)
      Le dahlia noir
      5.6
      • novel
      • 2006
    • James Ellroy Uncensored
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Kiefer Sutherland, Josh Hopkins, David Conrad, Melissa George, and Pruitt Taylor Vince in L.A. Confidential (2003)
      L.A. Confidential
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 2003
    • L.A. county brigade criminelle
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Ving Rhames and Kurt Russell in Dark Blue (2002)
      Dark Blue
      6.6
      • story
      • 2002
    • Walter Coppage and Race Owen in Stay Clean (2002)
      Stay Clean
      7.5
      Short
      • novel "Killer on the Road"
      • 2002
    • Selma Blair and Michael Rooker in Brown's Requiem (1998)
      Brown's Requiem
      5.7
      • novel "Brown's Requiem"
      • 1998
    • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
      L.A. Confidential
      8.2
      • based on the novel by
      • 1997
    • Good Ideas of the 20th Century (1993)
      Good Ideas of the 20th Century
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • Fallen Angels (1993)
      Fallen Angels
      6.4
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1993
    • Cop (1988)
      Cop
      6.4
      • novel "Blood on the Moon"
      • 1988

    Producer



    • Blood's a Rover
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production



    • Bazaar Bizarre (2004)
      Bazaar Bizarre
      3.8
      • executive producer
      • 2004

    Actor



    • Walter Coppage and Race Owen in Stay Clean (2002)
      Stay Clean
      7.5
      Short
      • Right
      • 2002
    • Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000)
      Wonder Boys
      7.2
      • Wordfest Party Guest
      • 2000

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.91 m
    • Born
      • March 4, 1948
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouses
        ?
    • Other works
      The L.A. Quartet: The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992)
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Biographical Movies
      • 4 Interviews
      • 4 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was 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.
    • Quotes
      I'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.
    • Trademarks
        Outsized, bombastic and contradictory public persona, with a greatly inflated view of his own work
    • Nicknames
      • Dog
      • Lee

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