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James Ellroy

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, memoirist (born 1948)
Person human Q318487

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 4, 1948
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
writer, novelist, autobiographer, screenwriter, crime fiction writer
Educated at
Fairfax High School[9]
Award received
Edgar Awards[13]
Notable work
Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy, L.A. Quartet, Underworld USA Trilogy[10][11][12]
Genre
crime fiction, historical fiction, mystery fiction, noir fiction[16][17][18][19]
Official website
www.jamesellroy.net[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Birth name
Lee Earle Ellroy[32]
Family name
Ellroy[26]
Given name
Lee, Earle, James[27][28][29]
Member of
Writers Guild of America West[14]
Name in native language
James Ellroy[33]
P14419
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P14750
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Residence
Los Angeles, Denver, Kansas City, Connecticut, Brooklyn, San Francisco[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Start of work period
1981[34]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 114
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Library of Congress authority ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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IdRef ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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PORT person ID
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Podchaser creator ID
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Prabook ID
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Quais du polar writer ID
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Radio France person ID
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SELIBR ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
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TMDB person ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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Topic's main category
Category:James Ellroy
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Writers Guild of America writer ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
Works by author 10
L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, American Tabloid, Suicide Hill, The Cold Six Thousand, White Jazz, Blood's a Rover +2 more
Mb:writer 6
The Black Dahlia, The Black Dahlia, The Cold Six Thousand, The Cold Six Thousand, Destination: Morgue!, Destination: Morgue!
Residence 6
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Connecticut, Denver, Brooklyn, Kansas City
Films written 5
L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, Street Kings, Rampart, Dark Blue
Occupation 4
writer, screenwriter, novelist, autobiographer
Genre 3
crime fiction, historical fiction, mystery fiction
Given name 2
James, Lee
← After a work by 2
L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia
← Category combines topics 2
Category:Novels by James Ellroy, Category:Works by James Ellroy
Award received 1
Edgar Awards
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Influenced 1
Dominique Manotti
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Writers Guild of America West
Notable work 1
L.A. Quartet
Place of birth 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:James Ellroy
← Cast member 1
Wonder Boys
← Category's main topic 1
Category:James Ellroy
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Summary

James Ellroy was born on March 4, 1948[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], autobiographer[5], screenwriter[6], and crime fiction writer[7].

Why It Matters

James Ellroy has been cited as an influence by Dominique Manotti[35], a writer[36], b. 1942[37], of France[38], awarded the CWA International Dagger[39].

Works attributed to him include L.A. Confidential[40], a written work[41]; The Black Dahlia[42], a written work[43]; L.A. Quartet[44], a novel series[45]; American Tabloid[46], a written work[47]; The Big Nowhere[48], a written work[49]; and White Jazz[50], a literary work[51].

FAQs

Where was James Ellroy born?

James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles[2].

What did James Ellroy do for work?

James Ellroy worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], autobiographer[5], screenwriter[6], and crime fiction writer[7].

Where did James Ellroy go to school?

James Ellroy was educated at Fairfax High School[9].

What awards did James Ellroy receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[13].

Who did James Ellroy influence?

James Ellroy has been cited as an influence by Dominique Manotti[35].

Related Entities

Connecticut L.A. Confidential Los Angeles The Black Dahlia United States

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  4. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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