- 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 The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Blood Work (2002) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2022). 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.
- Best-selling crime writer.
- Decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending college.
- "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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