James Ellroy
James Ellroy | |
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Ellroy in 2011 | |
| Born | Lee Earle Ellroy March 4, 1948 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Crime writer, essayist |
| Education | Fairfax High School (expelled) |
| Genre | Crime fiction, historical fiction, mystery fiction, noir fiction |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | Mary Doherty
(m. 1988; div. 1991)Helen Knode
(m. 1991; div. 2006) |
| Partner | Erika Schickel (sep.) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1965 (3 months) |
| Website | |
| jamesellroy | |
Lee Earle "James" Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a telegrammatic 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) and L.A. Confidential (1990).