George Pelecanos
American author · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1957 · age 69
George P. Pelecanos is an American author, producer, and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C.
George Pelecanos is read about 144 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 4 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 106 days, one point a day.
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2009Hammett PrizeAward2008Writers Guild of America AwardAward2007Barry Award for Best NovelAwardEdgar AwardsAward2000German Crime Fiction AwardAward1999Maltese Falcon AwardAward1957Born18 February 1957
People around George
Close ties
Jon Bernthal George wrote The Pacific and We Own This City
Dominic West George produced The Wire
Lance Reddick George produced The Wire
Seth Gilliam George produced The Wire
Clarke Peters George produced The Wire
Domenick Lombardozzi George produced The Wire
Sonja Sohn George produced The Wire
Andre Royo George produced The Wire
J. D. Williams George produced The Wire
Jim True-Frost George produced The Wire
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Awards
About this person
On television, he frequently collaborates with David Simon, writing multiple episodes of Simon's HBO series The Wire and Treme, and is also the co-creator of the HBO series The Deuce and We Own This City.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69
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What they share with George
Gbenga AkinnagbeAlso in DC Noir (2019)
Lawrence BlockBoth received Maltese Falcon Award
Barry GiffordAlso in The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (2005)
Judith HoagAlso in DC Noir (2019)
Jules DassinAlso in The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (2005)
Mickey SpillaneAlso in The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (2005)