Walter Mosley

Novelist

Birthday January 12, 1952

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Los Angeles, CA

Age 72 years old

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About

American novelist best known for his Easy Rawlins series of mystery novels. His novel Devil in a Blue Dress was turned into a film starring Denzel Washington.

Before Fame

He grew up in Los Angeles and moved to New York, where he studied writing at City College in Harlem.

Trivia

He won a number of awards for his work and was inducted into the New York Writers Hall of Fame in 2013.

Family Life

He was married to Joy Kellman from 1987 to 2001.

Associated With

He was inspired by the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, among others.