James Ellroy
Keynote Speaker: L.A. Noir Crime Writer and Social Commentator, Author of "L.A. Confidential"
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James Ellroy Biography
A master of noir crime fiction, Ellroy has up close and personal knowledge of the world of crime. His life, detailed in his memoir, "The Hilliker Curse," has been shadowed by a gruesome event: the unsolved murder of his mother when he was a child. Her murder unleashed a force that has propelled Ellroy’s work. Ellroy channeled his anguish and transformed himself into an outsized public persona: an audacious, uncompromising, and unapologetic chronicler of humanity’s dark side. James Ellroy is masterly at speaking, his own backstory as riveting as any in fiction.
As a novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and memoirist, James Ellroy is more closely identified with Los Angeles than any writer since Raymond Chandler. Nearly all of his writing is set in Los Angeles, in the rough, racist, pre-Miranda Los Angeles of the decade following the Second World War. Four of his novels—"The Black Dahlia," "The Big Nowhere," "L.A. Confidential" (an Academy Award winning-movie), and "White Jazz"—are collectively known as the L.A. Quartet. His novels "American Tabloid," "The Cold Six Thousand," and "Blood’s A Rover form the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy," and "American Tabloid" and his memoir, "My Dark Places," were both named as Time magazine’s Best Book of the Year, respectively.
Curtis Hanson directed the blockbuster film adaptation of "L.A. Confidential" (1997) in which (as in the book), everything is suspect, everyone is for sale, and nothing is what it seems. The Black Dahlia, directed by Brian De Palma, was released in 2006. Ellroy himself has been the subject of seven documentary films, including Feast of Death, by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Vikram Jayanti.
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This provocative lecture is an actual how-to primer on the memoir form, as exemplified by my own two Knopf/Vintage memoirs, My Dark Places and The Hilliker Curse, as well as a treatise on the reader/writer symbiosis that results in that powerful memoir alchemy. This lecture is wild juju -- and a gassy look at my own tortured and transcendent soul!
This lecture is no less than a cultural history of Los Angeles and America at large from 1945 to 1960. It's bombastic, it's profane, it's full of grotesque characters from the most scrutinized genre of worldwide cinema. Bent cops, nymphos, corrupt D.A.'s, hophead jazz musicians and homosexual informants abound.
This jazzy lecture -- spieled entirely in my alliterative, syncopated verbal style -- is a deft and hilarious recounting of post-World War II Los Angeles, replete with police scandals, baffling sex murders, political chicanery, land grabs, labor battles and witch hunts.
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What topics does James Ellroy speak about?
James Ellroy is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Fiction Authors, Non-Fiction Authors and Author.
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James Ellroy is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Fiction Authors, Non-Fiction Authors and Author. The estimated speaking fee range to book James Ellroy for live events is $30,000 - $50,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. James Ellroy can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Don Winslow, Erin Lee Carr and Nadifa Mohamed. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling James Ellroy for an upcoming event.
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Memoir as Madness and Moral Mission
This provocative lecture is an actual how-to primer on the memoir form, as exemplified by my own two Knopf/Vintage memoirs, My Dark Places and The Hilliker Curse, as well as a treatise on the reader/writer symbiosis that results in that powerful memoir alchemy. This lecture is wild juju -- and a gassy look at my own tortured and transcendent soul!
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Film Noir: The Shadowed Inferno
This lecture is no less than a cultural history of Los Angeles and America at large from 1945 to 1960. It's bombastic, it's profane, it's full of grotesque characters from the most scrutinized genre of worldwide cinema. Bent cops, nymphos, corrupt D.A.'s, hophead jazz musicians and homosexual informants abound.
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Caldron: L.A. After the War
This jazzy lecture -- spieled entirely in my alliterative, syncopated verbal style -- is a deft and hilarious recounting of post-World War II Los Angeles, replete with police scandals, baffling sex murders, political chicanery, land grabs, labor battles and witch hunts.
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How do I book James Ellroy to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like James Ellroy for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for James Ellroy, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for James Ellroy or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book James Ellroy for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for James Ellroy, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fee for a live event is $30,000 - $50,000. For the most current speaking fee to hire James Ellroy, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does James Ellroy speak about?
James Ellroy is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Fiction Authors, Non-Fiction Authors and Author. -
Who is the agent for James Ellroy?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like James Ellroy for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book James Ellroy for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host James Ellroy or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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