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Joseph Wambaugh Dies: ‘The Onion Field’ Writer, ‘Police Story’ Creator Was 88
His non-fiction book The Onion Field, published in 1973, would stand as, arguably, his literary masterpiece.
His non-fiction book The Onion Field, published in 1973, would stand as, arguably, his literary masterpiece, a skillful telling of the true tale of a 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers and the brutal murder of one of them. An acclaimed 1979 film adaptation directed by Harold Becker starred John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales and Ted Danson. Other novels followed The Choirboys(1975), The Black Marble(1978), The Glitter Dome(1981), The Delta Star(1983), The Secrets of Harry Bright(1985), The Golden Orange(1990), Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert(1992), Finnegan’s Week(1993) and Floaters(1996).
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