Joseph Wambaugh(1937-2025)

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Joseph Wambaugh was born on 22 January 1937 in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Black Marble (1980), Police Story (1973) and The New Centurions (1972). He was married to Lawana Dee Allsup. He died on 28 February 2025 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.

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Known for

The Black Marble

6.2

Writer

1980

Police Story

7.5

TV Series

Writer

The New Centurions

7.0

Writer

1972

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert

5.6

TV Movie

Writer

1993

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Writer

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
5.6
TV Movie
- book
- screenplay
- 1993
Echoes in the Darkness
6.8
TV Mini Series
- teleplay
- based upon the book by
- 1987
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
6.4
TV Movie
- created by
- 1987
The Glitter Dome
5.7
TV Movie
- based on the novel by
- 1984
Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
6.4
TV Movie
- creator
- 1980
The Black Marble
6.2
- screenplay by
- from his book
- 1980
The Onion Field
6.8
- screenplay by
- from his book
- 1979
Police Story
7.5
TV Series
- creator
- 1973–1979
The Choirboys
5.6
- based upon the novel by
- screenplay (uncredited)
- 1977
The Blue Knight
6.9
TV Series
- novel
- novel "The Blue Knight"
- 1975–1976
The Blue Knight
7.1
TV Movie
- novel
- 1973
The New Centurions
7.0
- novel
- 1972

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Official sites
- Author's
- France national library catalogue
Born
- January 22, 1937
- East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- February 28, 2025
- Rancho Mirage, California, USA(esophageal cancer)
Spouse
- Lawana Dee AllsupNovember 26, 1955 - February 28, 2025 (his death, 3 children)
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Other works
Nonfiction book: The Blooding: The True Story of the Narborough Village Murders (1989)
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Trivia
Joseph Wambaugh was an LAPD officer for several years before turning into a novelist. He was still on the LAPD when two of his books, 'The New Centurions' and 'The Blue Knight', were published. He decided to quit the force because too many people recognized him while he was on duty.

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I'm very interested in the concept of the sociopath, very interested, because my conscience has bothered me all my life. Talk about regrets - I have about 20 every day. I was educated in Catholic schools, and they did that to me. So I have to cope with a conscience all the time. And I'm interested in a creature who has none of that.