James Ellroy
Writing
Born: 1948-03-04 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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 Rov
🎬 Movies (30)
Ellroy vs L.A.
2025
Self (Footage archive)
Los Angeles narrates
2017
Self
Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure
2017
Los Angeles Film Noir
2015
Himself
A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
2013
Self
The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler
2011
Rampart
2011
Screenplay
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
Self
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
Self
Street Kings
2008
Screenplay
The Truth about Black Dahlia
2007
archive footage
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
Self
James Ellroy: American Dog
2006
Self
Shadows of Suspense
2006
Self
The Black Dahlia
2006
Novel
Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella
2004
Himself
Black Dahlia Confidential
2004
L.A. County 187
2003
Writer
L.A. Confidential
2003
Novel
Vakvagany
2002
Himself
Stay Clean
2002
Right
Dark Blue
2002
Story
Besuch bei James Ellroy
2001
Self
Feast of Death
2001
Self
Wonder Boys
2000
Wordfest Party Guest
Brown's Requiem
1998
Novel
L.A. Confidential
1997
Novel
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
1995
self
White Jazz
1995
Self
James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
1993
Self
