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Evan Wright Dies: Author Of ‘Generation Kill’, Adapted Into HBO Miniseries, Was 59
Evan Wright, the author, executive producer and TV showrunner, died July 12 in Los Angeles.
Evan Wright, a writer and journalist whose 2004 book on the Iraq War, Generation Kill, was adapted into an HBO miniseries, died July 12 in Los Angeles by suicide, his family confirmed. He later wrote for Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, developing a knack for immersion journalism, spending long periods with people or a subculture to gather information. Wright’s other work included Hella Nation, which explored many subcultures throughout the United States, and American Desperado, written about drug smuggler Jon Roberts and adapted into the documentary Cocaine Cowboys.
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