Joseph Wambaugh | |
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.jpg) Wambaugh in 2010 | |
| Born | Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. January 22, 1937 East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Chaffey College (AA) California State University, Los Angeles (BA, MA) |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Subject | Non-fiction crime Police procedural |
| Years active | 1971–2012 |
| Notable awards | Edgar Allan Poe Award (1974, 1981 and 2003) Grand Master Award (2004) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1954–1957 |
| Police career | |
| Country | United States |
| Department |  Los Angeles Police Department |
| Service years | 1960–1974 |
| Status | Retired |
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Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr. (born January 22, 1937)[1] is an American writer known for his fictional and nonfictional accounts of police work in the United States. Many of his novels are set in Los Angeles and its surroundings and feature Los Angeles police officers as protagonists. He won three Edgar Awards, and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.[2]
- ^ "Joseph Wambaugh Biography - eNotes.com". eNotes. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Edgars Database | Search the Edgars Database". theedgars.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2018.