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Born 1960 (age 66) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Awards And Honors Edgar Award (1992)
Notable Works “Generation Kill” • “Homicide: Life on the Street” • “Show Me a Hero” • “The Corner” • “The Deuce” • “The Plot Against America” • “The Wire” • “Treme” • “We Own This City”

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Alex Haley
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