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Home/People/James Ellroy
James Ellroy profile photo
Born
Mar 4, 1948
Age 78
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

20
Movies
6
TV Shows
Also Known As
Lee Earle Elroy
IMDb Profile

James Ellroy

Writing

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
Ellroy vs L.A. poster

Ellroy vs L.A.

as Self (Footage archive)
2025
Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure poster

Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure

Cast
2017
Los Angeles narrates poster

Los Angeles narrates

as Self
2017
Los Angeles Film Noir poster

Los Angeles Film Noir

as Himself
2015
A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers poster

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

as Self
2013
The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler poster

The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler

Cast
2011
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' poster

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

as Self
2008
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' poster

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

as Self
2008
James Ellroy: American Dog poster

James Ellroy: American Dog

as Self
2006
Shadows of Suspense poster

Shadows of Suspense

as Self
2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light poster

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

as Self
2006
Black Dahlia Confidential poster

Black Dahlia Confidential

Cast
2004
Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella poster

Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella

as Himself
2004
Vakvagany poster

Vakvagany

as Himself
2002
Stay Clean poster

Stay Clean

as Right
2002
Feast of Death poster

Feast of Death

as Self
2001
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Besuch bei James Ellroy

as Self
2001
Wonder Boys poster

Wonder Boys

as Wordfest Party Guest
2000
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. poster

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

as self
1995
James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction poster

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

as Self
1993