James Ellroy

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As per our current Database, James Ellroy is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 James Ellroy - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, James Ellroy is 76 years, 1 months and 20 days old. James Ellroy will celebrate 77rd birthday on a Tuesday 4th of March 2025. Below we countdown to James Ellroy upcoming birthday.

🌙 Zodiac

James Ellroy’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

James Ellroy was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.

About

An American crime fiction writer, he is best known for works such as The Black Dahlia (1987) and White Jazz (1992). His densely-plotted works are marked by an economy of language and an inherent pessimism.

Before Fame

He briefly served in the U.S. Army and had periods of homelessness before publishing his first novel, Brown's Requiem, in 1981. He suffered from depression in his young adulthood.

Trivia

His popular Underworld USA Trilogy includes American Tabloid, The Cold Six-Thousand, and Blood's a Rover.

Family Life

His memoir, My Dark Places, deals with his mother's 1958 murder and the subsequent police investigation into her death. He was married twice; his second wife, Helen Knode, was also a novelist.

Associated With

He co-wrote the screenplay for Rampart, a film starring Woody Harrelson.

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