Walter Mosley

Born:January 12, 1952

Place of Birth:Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For:Writing

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.

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Walter Mosley

Filmography

Acting

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The Manchurian Candidate

Congressman Rawlins

2004

Production

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Devil in a Blue Dress

Associate Producer

1995