Walter Mosley

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1952-01-12 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Walter Mosley

Biography

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.

Known For

Writer

2017
Snowfall

as Writer

2017
Snowfall

as Teleplay

2000
The Middle Passage

as Dialogue

1998
Always Outnumbered

as Teleplay

1998
1993
Fallen Angels

as Story

Producer

2023
Justified: City Primeval

as Consulting Producer

2022
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

as Executive Producer

1998
Always Outnumbered

as Executive Producer

1995
Devil in a Blue Dress

as Associate Producer

Creator