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George Pelecanos

Writing

Born February 18, 1957 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Biography

George P. Pelecanos is an American author, producer, and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. On television, he frequently collaborates with David Simon, writing multiple episodes of Simon's HBO series The Wire and Treme, and is also the co-creator of the HBO series The Deuce and We Own This City.

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Awards & recognition

  • Hammett Prize · 2009
  • Writers Guild of America Award · 2008
  • Barry Award — Best Novel · 2007
  • Edgar Awards · 2007
  • German Crime Fiction Award · 2000
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  • Maltese Falcon Award · 1999
  • Emmy Award · 2005 · nominated

Filmography9 titles

The Wire

2002Producer, Writer

Bosch

2015Teleplay

The Pacific

2010Co-Producer, Writer

The Deuce

2017as Bar Patron

Treme

2010Consulting Producer, Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay, Writer

We Own This City

2022Executive Producer, Writer

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

2015as Self

Fishbowl

2018Executive Producer

DC Noir

2019Director, Executive Producer, Writer