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Biography
Richard Price is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for the books The Wanderers (1974), Clockers (1992) and Lush Life (2008). Price's novels explore late-20th-century urban America in a gritty, realistic manner that has brought him considerable literary acclaim. Several of his novels are set in a fictional northern New Jersey city called Dempsy.
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Awards & recognition
- German Crime Fiction Award · 2016
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1987 · nominated
Filmography16 titles
The Wire
2002as Book Group Leader
2002as Book Group Leader
The Night Of
2016as 'Viagra' Dealer
2016as 'Viagra' Dealer
The Deuce
2017Co-Executive Producer, Writer
2017Co-Executive Producer, Writer
The Outsider
2020Creator, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Writer
2020Creator, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Writer
The Color of Money
1986as Guy Who Calls Dud
1986as Guy Who Calls Dud
The Wanderers
1979as Bowling Bankroller
1979as Bowling Bankroller
Ransom
1996as Detective #1
1996as Detective #1
Clockers
1995Novel, Screenplay
1995Novel, Screenplay
Sea of Love
1989Writer
1989Writer
Child 44
2015Screenplay
2015Screenplay
New York Stories
1989as Artist at Opening
1989as Artist at Opening
Shaft
2000Screenplay
2000Screenplay
Mad Dog and Glory
1993as Detective in Restaurant
1993as Detective in Restaurant
Bloodbrothers
1978Novel
1978Novel
Ethan Frome
1993Executive Producer
1993Executive Producer
Freedomland
2006Author
2006Author