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Walter Mosley was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on January 12, 1952. Walter Mosley is credited as a film producer, novelist and writer. That works out to 74 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Alexander Hamilton High School and City College of New York. Recorded honors include CWA New Blood Dagger (1991), Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (1998), Grammy Award for Best Album Notes (2001) and 4 more.
My Take
Walter Mosley is the rare crime writer I would call essential. Through Easy Rawlins, the Black private eye walking the streets of Watts, he turned hardboiled mystery into a serious reckoning with race and the American city. What impresses me most is his range: a CWA Dagger, a Grammy for album notes, multiple NAACP Image Awards, and a Diamond Dagger in 2023 crowning a lifetime of work. Born in 1952 and still creating, he never lets entertainment crowd out memory and conscience. To me, that fusion of pleasure and purpose is exactly what makes a writer endure.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Walter Mosley
- Name (Japanese)
- ウォルター・モズリイ
- Reading
- うぉるたー・もずりい
- Born
- January 12, 1952 (age 74)
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- film producer / novelist / writer / screenwriter / playwright
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Alexander Hamilton High School
- University
- City College of New York
Awards & achievements
- 1991 CWA New Blood Dagger
- 1998 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
- 2001 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes
- 2004 Nero Award
- 2008 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
- 2010 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
- 2014 Langston Hughes Medal
- 2023 Cartier Diamond Dagger
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.waltermosley.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/waltermosley_official/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Mosley
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%82%BA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A4
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188117
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Walter Mosley born?
Born January 12, 1952 (age 74).
Where is Walter Mosley from?
Walter Mosley is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Walter Mosley do?
Walter Mosley works as film producer, novelist, writer, screenwriter, playwright.
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