James Lee Burke
Author
1936 –
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Who is James Lee Burke?
James Lee Burke is an American author of mysteries, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won an Edgar Award for Black Cherry Blues and Cimarron Rose. The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen, first by Alec Baldwin and then Tommy Lee Jones. Burke has also written seven miscellaneous crime novels, two short story collections, four books starring protagonist Texas attorney Billy Bob Holland, and three books starring Billy Bob's cousin Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland.
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- Born
- Dec 5, 1936
Houston - Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Cajun
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Master of Arts, University of Missouri–Columbia
( - 1960) - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
(1955 - 1957)
- Master of Arts, University of Missouri–Columbia
- Lived in
- New Iberia
- Texas
- Lolo
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on July 23, 2013
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