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Walter Mosley (b. 1952)

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Born:
January 12, 1952

Biography from TheMovieDB

Walter Ellis Mosley is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California; they are perhaps his most popular works. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first black male to receive the honor.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
1995  Devil in a Blue Dress

Dialogue:
1995  Devil in a Blue Dress
2000  The Middle Passage

Executive Producer:
1995  Devil in a Blue Dress
1998  Always Outnumbered
2000  The Middle Passage

Novel:
1995  Devil in a Blue Dress
1998  Always Outnumbered
2000  The Middle Passage
????  The Man in My Basement

Teleplay:
1995  Devil in a Blue Dress
1998  Always Outnumbered
2000  The Middle Passage
????  The Man in My Basement

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Consulting Producer:
2023  Justified: City Primeval

Creator:
2022  The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2023  Justified: City Primeval

Executive Producer:
2022  The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2023  Justified: City Primeval

Novel:
2022  The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2023  Justified: City Primeval

Story:
1993  Fallen Angels
2022  The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2023  Justified: City Primeval

Teleplay:
1993  Fallen Angels
2017  Snowfall
2022  The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2023  Justified: City Primeval

Writer:
1993  Fallen Angels
2017  Snowfall
2022  The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2023  Justified: City Primeval

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