![]() ![]() His mother's murder had left him with a fascination of violent crime, much of it centered around the similar murder of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, popularly known as the "Black Dahlia" case. However, his true passion became writing. ![]() After spending some time in jail he began to turn his life around by quitting drugs and getting a job as a caddy. From there he dropped out of school and became a homeless, drug-addicted thief. The crime was never solved and Ellroy went to live with his father, who died seven years later. The key event in his life happened when he was just ten years old, when his mother was raped and murdered. ![]() One of the quintessential Mad Artists of the 20th century, Lee Earle "James" Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) had a troubled childhood due to his parents' highly dysfunctional relationship that ended in their divorce. ![]()
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