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James Ellroy

Name: James Ellroy
Date of Birth: Thursday March 4 1948
Born: Los Angeles, California (United States)
Partial Biography: Once a punk, prowler, pill popper and profligate panty-sniffer, author James Ellroy transformed his degenerate existence to become perhaps the greatest if not most infamous crime writer in the world.…Full James Ellroy Biography…

Street Kings (2008) 15 (Contains strong language and bloody violence)Screenplay, Story By
Black Dahlia, The (2006) 15 (Contains strong bloody violence, sex and one use of very strong language)Source Material (from novel: "Black Dahlia")
Dark Blue (2003) 15 (Contains strong language and moderate violence)Story By
The Feast of Death (2001) Director
Wonder Boys (2000) 15 (for language and drug content)Played "Wordfest Party Guest"
Brown's Requiem (2000) (for violence, nudity and language)Novel as Source Material ("Brown's Requiem")
L.A. Confidential (1997) 18 (for strong violence and language, and for sexuality)Source Material (from novel) ("L.A. Confidential"), Source Material (Novel)
James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (1993) Played "Himself"