James Ellroy
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
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Movie Appearances
Besuch bei James Ellroy
as Self
2001
Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella
as Himself
2004
Los Angeles narrates
as Self
2017
Wonder Boys
as Wordfest Party Guest
2000
James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
as Self
1993
Feast of Death
as Self
2001
A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
as Self
2013
Vakvagany
as Himself
2002
Los Angeles Film Noir
as Himself
2015
Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure
2017
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self
2006
Stay Clean
as Right
2002
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
as self
1995
James Ellroy: American Dog
as Self
2006
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
2008
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
2008
The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler
2011
Shadows of Suspense
as Self
2006
Black Dahlia Confidential
2004
Ellroy vs L.A.
as Self (Footage archive)
2025
