- Born
- Birth nameMichael Joseph Connelly
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Michael Connelly was born on July 21, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Bosch: Legacy (2022), Blood Work (2002) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He has been married to Linda Carol McCaleb since May 5, 1984. They have one child.
- SpouseLinda Carol McCaleb(May 5, 1984 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenMcCaleb Jane Connelly
- ParentsWilliam Michael ConnellyMary Helen McEvoy
- Nominated for a Pulitzer.
- Former Los Angeles Times crime reporter.
- President of the Mystery Writers of America organization.
- Decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending college.
- Best-selling crime writer.
- "That's the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else's worst." (About being a reporter)
- I don't miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don't have the access I used to.
- "In the six years I've been writing books, that is the biggest thrill I've had." (remark to USA Today in 1994, when then President Clinton was photographed walking out of a Washington bookstore with a copy of "The Concrete Blonde")
- "Write every day even if it is just a paragraph." (his best advice to aspiring writers)
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