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American writer and policeman (1937–2025)
Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr. (January 22, 1937 – February 28, 2025) was an American writer known for his fictional and nonfictional accounts of police
Joseph_Wambaugh
1977 film by Robert Aldrich
directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Christopher Knopf and Joseph Wambaugh based on Wambaugh's 1975 novel of the same name. It features an ensemble cast
The_Choirboys_(film)
1979 film by Harold Becker
neo-noir crime drama film directed by Harold Becker and written by Joseph Wambaugh, based on his 1973 true crime book of the same name. The film stars
The_Onion_Field_(film)
Book by Joseph Wambaugh
Echoes in the Darkness is the title of a 1984 book by crime writer Joseph Wambaugh which also became a made-for-TV movie in 1987. The book details the
Echoes_in_the_Darkness
1980 film by Harold Becker
Prentiss and Harry Dean Stanton. It is based on the 1978 novel by Joseph Wambaugh. Pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman of the LAPD is paired with Sgt. Valnikov
The_Black_Marble
Surname list
Wambaugh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eugene Wambaugh (1856–1940), American legal scholar Joseph Wambaugh (1937–2025), American
Wambaugh
Television program
first choice was former police officer and best-selling author Joseph Wambaugh, but Wambaugh refused, saying he did not believe a national dragnet would
America's_Most_Wanted
Accomplice in The Onion Field murder
known as the "Onion Field" Killer, Powell's story was depicted in Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 non-fiction book, The Onion Field. The book was later adapted
Gregory_Powell_(murderer)
1972 film by Richard Fleischer
novel of the same name by author and policeman (both at that time) Joseph Wambaugh. It stars George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jane Alexander
The_New_Centurions
Figurative reference to the position of police in society
Chief William H. Parker during the 1950s; author and police officer Joseph Wambaugh in the 1970s, by which time "thin blue line" was used across the United
Thin_blue_line
Lines and Shadows is a 1984 nonfiction book by Joseph Wambaugh, a former police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, chronicling the activities
Lines_and_Shadows
City in California, United States
Joseph Wambaugh, crime writer and Chaffey grad". Daily Bulletin. Retrieved April 16, 2025. McFadden, Robert D. (February 28, 2025). "Joseph Wambaugh,
Ontario,_California
1972 novel by Joseph Wambaugh
Knight is the second novel by former Los Angeles Police detective Joseph Wambaugh, written while he was still a serving detective. Published in 1972
The_Blue_Knight_(novel)
American fire investigator and arsonist
researched Orr and his methods. Orr's story was chronicled by author Joseph Wambaugh in his 2002 true crime book Fire Lover: A True Story. True crime author
John_Leonard_Orr
1984 crime drama film
Garner, Margot Kidder and John Lithgow. The film, based on the 1981 Joseph Wambaugh Hollywood-set homicide novel of the same name, was directed by Stuart
The_Glitter_Dome
1973 nonfiction book by Joseph Wambaugh
The Onion Field is a 1973 nonfiction book by Joseph Wambaugh, a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department, chronicling the kidnapping of two plainclothes
The_Onion_Field
American actor (1936–2002)
1970s drama Police Story, written by former LAPD Detective Sergeant Joseph Wambaugh.[citation needed] On the September 13, 1965 episode of To Tell The
Cliff_Gorman
American with overturned conviction (1928–2009)
multiple lawsuits against the Pennsylvania State Police and against Joseph Wambaugh, "accusing them of colluding to convict him falsely, but lost all of
Jay_C._Smith
American crime drama television series (1973–1987)
and 1987. The show was created by author and former police officer Joseph Wambaugh and was described by The Complete Directory of Prime Time Network and
Police_Story_(1973_TV_series)
2002 book by Joseph Wambaugh
Fire Lover: A True Story is a true crime book written by Joseph Wambaugh in 2002, which covers the case of John Leonard Orr, an arson investigator and
Fire_Lover
1975 American TV series or program
Morgan. The series was based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Joseph Wambaugh and produced by Lorimar Productions. It was also inspired by the 1973
The_Blue_Knight_(TV_series)
American actor (1924–2006)
which lasted only one season) were Stone in which Weaver played a Joseph Wambaugh-esque police sergeant turned crime novelist and Buck James in which
Dennis_Weaver
Christie Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins The Greek Treasure by Irving Stone
Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1970s
Publishers_Weekly_list_of_bestselling_novels_in_the_United_States_in_the_1970s
American filmmaker (born 1943)
the spin-off series Police Woman in 1977) with cop-turned-novelist Joseph Wambaugh. Police Story concentrated on the detailed realism of a real cop's
Michael_Mann
English child-murderer and rapist (born 1960)
crimes were originally chronicled in the 1989 book The Blooding by Joseph Wambaugh. Pitchfork's crimes were aired on the American true crime series Forensic
Colin_Pitchfork
Co-Founder, Dies at 75". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 March 2025. "Joseph Wambaugh, L.A. Cop Turned Novelist and Screenwriter, Dies at 88". The Hollywood
2025_in_film
1983 novel by Joseph Wambaugh
The Delta Star is a 1983 novel by American author Joseph Wambaugh. The book is about a group of police in the Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police
The_Delta_Star
Canadian-born American actor
a two-episode program, "Year of the Dragon" (1975), a creation of Joseph Wambaugh; as Paul, a jewel thief, in The Streets of San Francisco with Karl
Wayne_Maunder
1975 novel by Joseph Wambaugh
fiction written by Los Angeles Police Department officer-turned-novelist Joseph Wambaugh. In 1995 the novel was selected by the Mystery Writers of America as
The_Choirboys_(novel)
American actress (born 1958)
Women on the Inside Iris 1992 Keep the Change Astrid From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Christine Avila 1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden
Rachel_Ticotin
American actor (1927–1999)
The New Centurions (1972) directed by Flesicher based on a book by Joseph Wambaugh. Scott then appeared in a series of box office flops, beginning with
George_C._Scott
Former American police officer
Officer Campbell was fatally shot. Hettinger's story is depicted in Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 nonfiction book, The Onion Field. The book was adapted into a
Karl_Hettinger
American actor (1918–1981)
in the television film The Blue Knight, based upon the bestselling Joseph Wambaugh novel of the same name. In 1973, Holden starred with Kay Lenz in a
William_Holden
1981 film by Daniel Petrie
its star", and is "somewhere between Barney Miller and the works of Joseph Wambaugh". Of the acting, he wrote, "But mainly it is Newman, now 56, who gives
Fort_Apache,_The_Bronx
Literary award for work in the crime genre
2001: Edward D. Hoch 2002: Robert B. Parker 2003: Ira Levin 2004: Joseph Wambaugh 2005: Marcia Muller 2006: Stuart Kaminsky 2007: Stephen King 2008:
Edgar_Awards
1971 novel by Joseph Wambaugh
The New Centurions (1971), is a novel by American writer Joseph Wambaugh. It explores the stresses of police work in Los Angeles, California, in the early
The_New_Centurions_(novel)
George Plimpton, Bernice Kert, Jack Hemingway, A. Scott Berg, and Joseph Wambaugh. In the late 1970s, seeking to promote Harry's Bar & American Grill
International Imitation Hemingway Competition
International_Imitation_Hemingway_Competition
American actress
Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1999, TV Movie) From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992, TV Movie) Jack's Place (1993, TV Series) as Hillary
Margot_Rose
Technique used to identify individuals via DNA characteristics
Retrieved 1 April 2010. Joseph Wambaugh, The Blooding (New York, New York: A Perigord Press Book, 1989), 369. Joseph Wambaugh, The Blooding (New York
DNA_profiling
Ruth Rendell H. Russell Wakefield (1888–1964) Martin Walker (1947–) Joseph Wambaugh (1937–2025) Charlie Wells Patricia Wentworth (1878–1961) Donald Westlake
List of detective fiction authors
List_of_detective_fiction_authors
Novel by Joseph Wambaugh
Angeles Police Department detective Joseph Wambaugh. Published in 1985, the book continues a pattern of Wambaugh crime fiction beginning with The Choirboys
The_Secrets_of_Harry_Bright
1973 American television film
Blue Knight is a 1973 television and theatrical film adapted from Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 novel The Blue Knight. It inspired the 1975 TV series also titled
The_Blue_Knight_(film)
Subgenre of detective fiction
creator of Without a Trace. Meredith Stiehm, creator of Cold Case. Joseph Wambaugh, creator of Police Story. Jack Webb, creator, producer, and principal
Police_procedural
8th episode of the 1st season of True Detective
good cop show, with grit and humor, that could sit atop any list with Joseph Wambaugh in it." Chris O'Hara of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 5 star rating
Form and Void (True Detective)
Form_and_Void_(True_Detective)
American film director (1916–2006)
to Hollywood, he made The New Centurions (1972) from the novel by Joseph Wambaugh, again starring George C. Scott. At MGM, he made the science-fiction
Richard_Fleischer
Day of the year
celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician (born 1954) 2025 – Joseph Wambaugh, American writer (born 1937) 2026 – Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of
February_28
American criminal (1931–2007)
as one of the "Onion Field" killers, Smith's story was depicted in Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 nonfiction book The Onion Field. The book was adapted into a
Jimmy_Lee_Smith
American screenwriter and producer (1921–1991)
Police Story (not to be confused with the anthology series created by Joseph Wambaugh), which was not picked up by the networks. Having not sold a pilot
Gene_Roddenberry
American television and film actress (born 1959)
3) 1992 Dangerous Curves Courtney Douglas "Daddy Dearest" (season 2, episode 2) From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Rita Mulick TV movie
Cheryl_Paris
Writer(s) Title 1980 Michael Crichton The Great Train Robbery 1981 Joseph Wambaugh The Black Marble 1982 Jeffrey Alan Fiskin Cutter's Way 1983 Barrie
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_Screenplay
American organization of mystery and crime writers
Clark 2001 Edward D. Hoch 2002 Robert B. Parker 2003 Ira Levin 2004 Joseph Wambaugh 2005 Marcia Muller 2006 Stuart M. Kaminsky 2007 Stephen King 2008 Bill
Mystery_Writers_of_America
Robbins The Third Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders The Glitter Dome by Joseph Wambaugh No Time for Tears by Cynthia Freeman E.T., The Extraterrestrial by
Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1980s
Publishers_Weekly_list_of_bestselling_novels_in_the_United_States_in_the_1980s
playwright Antonine Maillet". CBC News. Dagan, Carmel (February 28, 2025). "Joseph Wambaugh, Creator of 'Police Story' and 'Onion Field' Writer, Dies at 88". Carpenter
2025_in_literature
Day of the year
2017) 1937 – Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (died 2020) 1937 – Joseph Wambaugh, American author (died 2025) 1938 – Peter Beard, Australian photographer
January_22
American actor (1934–2024)
1982). "Fan wants information about 'Hill Street's' James Sikking". St. Joseph News-Press. News-Press & Gazette Company. p. 35. ISSN 1063-4312. OCLC 70220365
James_B._Sikking
Episodes in 1977
3607 February 8, 1977 (1977-02-08) Lily Tomlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Joseph Wambaugh Jan Peerce Desk- Johnny talks about the new NBC show called 'Seeds
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1977)
List_of_The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson_episodes_(1977)
American film, stage and television actor
Paco Episode: "The Week of Living Dangerously" 1992 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Tommy Alomar Television film 1993 Body Bags Baseball
Eddie_Velez
American comedy TV series (1974–1984)
Meadows, Anna Moffo, Donald O'Connor, Johnny Russell, Jean Simmons, Joseph Wambaugh 17. Don Rickles, February 8, 1974 (Show #918) Roasters: Joey Bishop
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
The_Dean_Martin_Celebrity_Roast
City in California, United States
Yanis C. Yortsos, dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC Joseph Wambaugh, writer, including the novel The New Centurions and the nonfiction
San_Marino,_California
Community college in Rancho Cucamonga, California, US
Lyn Nelson, marine painter Meagan Tandy, Miss California USA 2007 Joseph Wambaugh, author of novels often involving the Los Angeles Police Department
Chaffey_College
football player (Houston Oilers, New York Giants, Denver Broncos). Joseph Wambaugh, 88, American author (The Onion Field, Echoes in the Darkness, The
Deaths_in_February_2025
American police procedural television series (1972–1976)
fictitious Southern California Police Department (SCPD). The success of Joseph Wambaugh's book The New Centurions, as well as NBC's ratings success with Adam-12
The_Rookies
Calendar year
Duke in Bavaria, heir to the Bavarian Royal House January 22 – Joseph Wambaugh, American author (d. 2025) January 25 – Ange-Félix Patassé, 5th President
1937
Unit in University of California, Los Angeles Extension program
Wallace, Witness (Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay) Joseph Wambaugh, The Onion Field Kevin Williamson, Scream, Dawson's Creek Iris Yamashita
UCLA Extension Writers' Program
UCLA_Extension_Writers'_Program
Public high school in California, United States
Yankees, New York Mets) Robert Shaw, conductor Gary Wagner, disc jockey Joseph Wambaugh, fiction author "Search for Public Schools - Chaffey High (060816000791)"
Chaffey_High_School
American film director (1918–1983)
The Choirboys (1977), based on the best selling novel by Joseph Wambaugh, which Wambaugh disliked so much he sued to get his name taken off the film
Robert_Aldrich
Community within San Diego in California
orientalist, theosophist, founder of East-West Cultural Center, Los Angeles. Joseph Wambaugh, 1937–, author California portal List of communities and neighborhoods
Point_Loma,_San_Diego
Simon Ted Patrick Malcolm Forbes Wendy/Walter Carlos Dennis Kucinich Joseph Wambaugh Edward Teller Pete Rose Burt Reynolds Masters and Johnson Al Pacino
List_of_Playboy_interviews
American-Canadian actor and former football player (b. 1951)
Larry TV movie 1992 The Swordsman Police Captain From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Det. Dick Price TV movie Split Images Malik TV movie
Eugene_Clark_(actor)
Topics referred to by the same term
and Jetsam, two police officers in the Hollywood Station series by Joseph Wambaugh "Flotsam and Jetsam", a chapter of The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
Flotsam_and_Jetsam
James Leasor The One That Got Away (1957) The Onion Field (1973), Joseph Wambaugh The Onion Field (1979) The Orchid Thief (1998), Susan Orlean Adaptation
List of non-fiction works made into feature films
List_of_non-fiction_works_made_into_feature_films
Baseball League baseball player Hal B. Wallis – film producer and writer Joseph Wambaugh – novelist Terry Wilcox – tournament director for the Kraft Nabisco
List of people from Palm Springs, California
List_of_people_from_Palm_Springs,_California
American novelist
October 2017. Stasio, Marilyn (10 December 2006). "Hollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh - Books - Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2017. "The
Betsy_Thornton
American actor (1928–2014)
Garner portrayed the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. In 1984, he led Joseph Wambaugh's The Glitter Dome for HBO Pictures, directed by Stuart Margolin. The
James_Garner
Puerto Rican actress and comedian
Father Grew Up Mrs. Gonzales Television film 1992 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Mrs. Madrid 1993 Nurses Mother Episode: "Bring Me, the
Lillian_Hurst
City in Michigan, United States
convicted murderer whose crime was detailed in The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh Jackie Swanson, actress (Cheers), attended high school in Cadillac
Cadillac,_Michigan
Episodes in 1973
Harris Nelson" 2658 February 23, 1973 (1973-02-23) McLean Stevenson, Joseph Wambaugh, Carol Lynley Harry Chapin Desk- "Comments About the Earthquake" 2659
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1973)
List_of_The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson_episodes_(1973)
American screenwriter
to CBS for the series The Blue Knight, a crime drama based on the Joseph Wambaugh novel of the same name. He quickly became an established television
Michael_Wagner_(writer)
British TV talk show (1979–1982)
Tim Rice Mike Brearley, Rick Wakeman, John Lill, Pamela Stephenson, Joseph Wambaugh 7 March 1980 Jane Walmsley Zandra Rhodes, Terry Gilliam, Hazel O'Connor
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday_Night,_Saturday_Morning
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
producer Nathan Thomas Velar (1858–1928) elected official, postmaster Joseph Wambaugh (1937-2025), novelist Shooting of Antwon Rose Jr. "ArcGIS REST Services
East_Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
2451 May 8, 1972 (1972-05-08) Joan Embery, Albert Brooks, James Coco, Joseph Wambaugh Gladys Knight & the Pips, Petula Clark 2452 May 9, 1972 (1972-05-09)
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1972)
List_of_The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson_episodes_(1972)
American television producer, writer and attorney (born 1956)
for the 2007–2008 season on ABC and also worked on an adaptation of Joseph Wambaugh's Hollywood Station. He later handed production to another creative
David_E._Kelley
Annual American literary award
Result Ref. 1990 Jack Olsen Doc: The Rape of the Town of Lovell Winner Joseph Wambaugh The Blooding: The True Story of the Narborough Village Murders Shortlist
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime
Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Fact_Crime
Topics referred to by the same term
dream-pop band from Salt Lake City The Choirboys (novel), a 1975 novel by Joseph Wambaugh The Choirboys (film), a 1977 film adaptation of the novel starring
Choirboy_(disambiguation)
David Foster Wallace Irving Wallace Robert Walser Minnie Gow Walsworth Joseph Wambaugh Robert Penn Warren Sarah Waters Evelyn Waugh Max Weber Frank Wedekind
List_of_20th-century_writers
School district in California
actor, played Stevie on Malcolm in the Middle Gary Wagner, disc jockey Joseph Wambaugh, best-selling fiction author Eric Weddle (graduated 2003), San Diego
Chaffey Joint Union High School District
Chaffey_Joint_Union_High_School_District
Rabbit Is Rich Jack Vance – The Book of Dreams Gore Vidal – Creation Joseph Wambaugh – The Glitter Dome Kit Williams – Masquerade Gene Wolfe The Claw of
1981_in_literature
Sarah Stokes Walton—Philadelphia Jeannette H. Walworth–—Philadelphia Joseph Wambaugh–—East Pittsburgh Catharine H. Waterman—Philadelphia Lauren Weisberger—Allentown
List of people from Pennsylvania
List_of_people_from_Pennsylvania
Glendon Swarthout – The Shootist Julian Symons – A Three-Pipe Problem Joseph Wambaugh – The Choirboys Keith Waterhouse – Billy Liar on the Moon Jack Vance
1975_in_literature
Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher Studs Terkel – Working Joseph Wambaugh – The Onion Field January 6 – Romain Sardou, French novelist January
1974_in_literature
1998 American TV series or program
"Natural Mummies" (topic) "Body Snatchers" (topic) "The Onion Field With Joseph Wambaugh" (topic) "FBI's Ten Most Wanted" (topic) "Lost City of Atlantis" (topic)
History's_Mysteries
British geneticist (born 1950)
prison otherwise. The story behind the investigations is told in Joseph Wambaugh's 1989 best-selling book The Blooding: The True Story of the Narborough
Alec_Jeffreys
American film producer (born 1935)
Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011. McBride, Joseph (2 June 1992). "Film Reviews, Patriot Games". Variety. Retrieved 3 April
Robert_Rehme
1980 American TV series or program
based on his own experiences (similar to real-life cop-turned-writer Joseph Wambaugh). His superior Chief Paulton, his one-time mentor, was unhappy with
Stone_(TV_series)
American editor
featuring such authors as James Ellroy, Donald E. Westlake, Ellery Queen, Joseph Wambaugh, Ross Macdonald, Charlotte MacLeod and many others. Penzler founded
Otto_Penzler
Embassy Pictures / Black Marble Productions Harold Becker (director); Joseph Wambaugh (screenplay); John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson
List of American films of 1979
List_of_American_films_of_1979
American writer (born 1948)
claims never to read contemporary books by other authors, aside from Joseph Wambaugh's The Onion Field, out of concern that they might influence his own
James_Ellroy
saved by Oskar Schindler Marilyn Reynolds – young adult fiction author Joseph Wambaugh ('60) – bestselling novelist Richard Alatorre – member of the California
List of California State University, Los Angeles people
List_of_California_State_University,_Los_Angeles_people
April 17, 1979 (1979-04-17) George Carlin (guest host), Dudley Moore, Joseph Wambaugh, Johnny Yune Vikki Carr 4171 April 18, 1979 (1979-04-18) George Carlin
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1979)
List_of_The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson_episodes_(1979)
Restore Sanity Continues with Doctors' Testimony". Santa Barbara Independent. Joseph Serna (February 19, 2015). "Elliot Rodger meticulously planned Isla Vista
List of homicides in California
List_of_homicides_in_California
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