James Ellroy
Lee Earle Elroy
About the person
Career:
Writing
Date of birth:1948-03-0478
Place of birth:Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- Ellroy vs L.A.Self (Footage archive)2025-10-246.01
- Iconic AmericaSelf2023-04-260.00
- Los Angeles narratesSelf2017-01-010.00
- Los Angeles Film NoirHimself2015-02-286.52
- A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime WritersSelf2013-11-267.52
- The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler2011-02-010.00
- Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'Self2008-09-238.03
- Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'Self2008-09-235.04
- The Truth about Black Dahliaarchive footage2007-06-137.33
- James Ellroy: American DogSelf2006-11-104.51
- Shadows of SuspenseSelf2006-08-220.00
- Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightSelf2006-07-187.114
- Black Dahlia Confidential2004-11-278.01
- Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob BerdellaHimself2004-09-163.512
- VakvaganyHimself2002-03-058.52
- Stay CleanRight2002-01-017.01
- Feast of DeathSelf2001-09-096.36
- Besuch bei James EllroySelf2001-01-010.00
- Wonder BoysWordfest Party Guest2000-02-226.8667
- E! True Hollywood Story1996-08-218.280
- Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.self1995-03-017.01
- James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime FictionSelf1993-01-018.01