Joseph Wambaugh
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Birth Name: Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr.
Born: 22 January 1937 Died: 28 February 2025
Country of origin: United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Lawana Dee Allsup
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Joseph Wambaugh was an American author and former LAPD detective known for his fictional and nonfictional accounts of police work in the United States, including his 1973 novel "The Onion Field". Several of his early novels were set in Los Angeles featuring LAPD officers as protagonists. He was nominated for four Edgar Awards (winning three) and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Wambaugh also served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.
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1. Entertainment Tonight (1981)
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2. Today (1952)
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3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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1. The Onion Field (1979)
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2. The New Centurions (1972)
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3. The Choirboys (1977)
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4. The Black Marble (1980)
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3. The Onion Field (1987)
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1. Police Story (1973)
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1. Straight Time: He Wrote It for Criminals (1978)
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