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James Ellroy

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James Ellroy

IT, EN, FR cinema · 31 credits

Born

4 March 1948 (age 78)

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Lee Earle Elroy

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

Filmography

Ellroy vs L.A. poster

Ellroy vs L.A.

IT · 20256.0

as Self (Footage archive)

Los Angeles narrates poster

Los Angeles narrates

EN · 2017Not rated

as Self

Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure poster

Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure

FR · 20176.0

Actor

Los Angeles Film Noir poster

Los Angeles Film Noir

EN · 20156.5

as Himself

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

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

EN · 20137.5

as Self

The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler

2011

The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler

EN · 2011Not rated

Actor

Rampart poster

Rampart

EN · 20115.5

Writer

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

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

EN · 20088.0

as Self

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

2008

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

EN · 20085.0

as Self

Street Kings poster

Street Kings

EN · 20086.7

Screenplay

The Truth about Black Dahlia poster

The Truth about Black Dahlia

FR · 20077.3

as archive footage

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light poster

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

EN · 20067.1

as Self

James Ellroy: American Dog poster

James Ellroy: American Dog

FR · 20064.5

as Self

Shadows of Suspense poster

Shadows of Suspense

EN · 2006Not rated

as Self

The Black Dahlia poster

The Black Dahlia

EN · 20065.6

Novel

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

Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella

EN · 20044.0

as Himself

Black Dahlia Confidential poster

Black Dahlia Confidential

EN · 20048.0

Actor

L.A. County 187 poster

L.A. County 187

EN · 20037.0

Writer

L.A. Confidential poster

L.A. Confidential

EN · 20035.4

Novel

Vakvagany

2002

Vakvagany

EN · 20028.5

as Himself

Stay Clean

2002

Stay Clean

EN · 20027.0

as Right, Novel

Dark Blue poster

Dark Blue

EN · 20026.2

Story

Besuch bei James Ellroy

2001

Besuch bei James Ellroy

EN · 2001Not rated

as Self

Feast of Death poster

Feast of Death

EN · 20016.3

as Self

Wonder Boys poster

Wonder Boys

EN · 20006.8

as Wordfest Party Guest

Brown's Requiem poster

Brown's Requiem

EN · 19984.5

Novel

L.A. Confidential poster

L.A. Confidential

EN · 19977.8

Novel

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. poster

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

EN · 19957.0

as self

White Jazz poster

White Jazz

EN · 1995Not rated

as Self

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction poster

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

EN · 19938.0

as Self

Cop poster

Cop

EN · 19886.4

Novel