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Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

George Pelecanos

Biography:

George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) is an American author, producer and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the detective fiction genre, 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. He is also the co-creator (with Simon) of the HBO series The Deuce and We Own This City.

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Known For

Writing

2022

2019

DC Noir as Writer

2017

The Deuce as Writer

2015

Bosch as Teleplay

2010

The Pacific as Writer
Treme as Writer

2002

The Wire as Writer

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A Dry Run as Writer

Directing

2019

DC Noir as Director

Production

2022

We Own This City as Executive Producer

2019

DC Noir as Executive Producer

2018

Fishbowl as Executive Producer

2017

The Deuce as Executive Producer

2010

Treme as Executive Producer

2005

The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides as Executive Producer

2002

The Wire as Producer

Creator

2022

We Own This City as Creator

2017

The Deuce as Creator