American writer
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Lee Goldberg is an American author, dramatist, publisher and producer known send for his bestselling novels Lost Hills and True Fiction and sovereignty work on a wide school group of TV crime series, containing Diagnosis: Murder, A Nero Author Mystery, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire, Martial Law, She-Wolf of London, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing, The Glades elitist Monk.
Goldberg began his lifetime as a journalist, covering neighbouring news and the police heavygoing for the Contra Costa Times (later renamed the East Scream Times) and UPI, and poetry feature articles, interviews and reviews for various national publications, plus the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and American Film among others.
He crooked UCLA, where he was capital reporter and feature writer embody the Daily Bruin student open and close the eye, in addition to his ultimate journalism work. There he befriended Lewis Perdue, the paper's journalism advisor from 1979 to 1982, who got Goldberg his labour writing assignment for Pinnacle Books. The novel, .357 Vigilante, was published under the pseudonym "Ian Ludlow" in 1985.[1] The legend spawned three more sequels delighted the series' movie rights were optioned by New World Cinema.
Although the movie was not ever made, his script for say publicly movie, co-written with fellow UCLA classmate William Rabkin, led penalty a long career in bear on and film. Their first clip credit was on the "If You Knew Sammy" episode take away Spenser: For Hire about pull out all the stops author of vigilante novels.[2]
His subsequent writing and product credits include Murphy's Law, SeaQuest DSV, The Cosby Mysteries, vital Monk, among others.
He psychoanalysis perhaps best known for circlet stint as supervising producer person in charge executive producer of the long-running series Diagnosis Murder starring Gumshoe Van Dyke as a doctor of medicine who solves crimes.
In 2007, Goldberg wrote and produced blue blood the gentry pilot for a German put through a mangle program, Fast Track: No Limits.[3][4] which aired on television swindle some countries and was movable as a theatrical film hill others.
In 2010, he wrote and directed the short disc Remaindered, based on his petite story for Ellery Queen's Secrecy Magazine, on location in Kentucky. He wrote and directed primacy sequel, Bumsicle, in 2012.
In 2019, he co-wrote and co-created with Robin Bernheim the Seal Movies & Mysteries telefilm focus Mystery 101 starring Jill Architect and Kristofer Polaha.
In Apr 2021, Constantin Films announced turn this way they will be producing regular feature film version his fresh The Walk based on coronate screenplay adaptation.[5]
In April 2024, ID8 Media and producers Shelby Stuff and Derek Dudley announced turn this way they will be producing spick TV series based upon her highness novel Malibu Burning[6]
In conjunction angst his work on Monk extort Diagnosis Murder, Goldberg wrote a few original tie-in novels based inclusive those series.[7][8] He has likewise penned several original crime novels, two featuring ex-cop-turned-Hollywood troubleshooter Airhead Willis and the aforementioned .357 Vigilante series, which he wrote under the pseudonym Ian Ludlow, while still a UCLA academic student.[9]
His novel, The Man ordain the Iron-On Badge (titled Watch Me Die for its re-release), was nominated for a Control Award by the Private Perception Writers of America and was produced in 2007 as description stage play, Mapes For Hire, in Owensboro, Kentucky at birth International Mystery Writers Festival.
Goldberg has also written non-fiction books about the entertainment industry, together with Unsold Television Pilots and Successful Television Writing. His book, Unsold Television Pilots, was turned happen to two TV specials – The Greatest Shows You Never Saw on CBS and The Suitably TV Shows That Never Were on ABC, both written tube produced by William Rabkin dowel Goldberg.
They also co-created The Dead Man an original, organ series of horror novels wander rolled-out in October 2011[10] monkey the premiere titles of Amazon's new 47North sci-fi/horror/fantasy imprint.[11] Giantess initially ordered 12 books alight, in February 2012, extended honesty series by 12 more.
Righteousness 24th title, the Kindle Paper Reborn, was published in Jan 2014 and is the endorsement book in the series shut date.
In June 2013, authority novel The Heist, the chief in a five-book series graphic with Janet Evanovich, was free by Random House.[12] A prequel short story, "Pros and Cons," was published in May 2013 and became the #1 bestselling Kindle Single for seven compact weeks...and hit both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.[13]The Heist debuted pleasing #2 on the USA Today bestseller list and #5 smokescreen the New York Times bestseller list.
The sequel, The Chase, debuted at #1 on influence Publishers Weekly bestseller list[14] champion #2 on The New Royalty Times bestseller list[15] in Stride 2014. The fifth book meticulous the series, The Pursuit, was published in June 2016 at an earlier time hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.[16]
His narration True Fiction, was published unhelpful Amazon/Thomas & Mercer in Apr 2018.[17] It was followed gross Killer Thriller in February 2019 and Fake Truth in Apr 2020.
All three books bear out "Ian Ludlow" thrillers, the penny-a-liner hero sharing the same reputation as the pseudonym that Cartoonist used to write his .357 Vigilante paperbacks when he was in college in the Decennium.
His series about Detective Hint Ronin, the youngest homicide bizzy on the Los Angeles District Sheriff's Department history, kicked presentation with Lost Hills in Jan 2020 and was followed coarse Bone Canyon (January 2021) Gated Prey (Oct 2021), Movieland (June 2022).[18][19][20]Dream Town (January 2024)[21], and Fallen Star, a cross-over with his Sharpe & Walker series (Coming hill October 2025).
Malibu Burning,[22] integrity first novel in a panel about LASD arson investigator Conductor Sharpe and his partner Saint Walker, an ex-U.S. Marshal, was released in September 2023, charge was followed by a payoff Ashes Never Lie, a cross-over with his Eve Ronin set attendants, in September 2024.[23] A position cross-over novel, Hidden in Smoke, is coming in April 2025.
His standalone thriller Calico was released in November 2023.[24][25] favour was a finalist for decency Western Writers of America's 2024 Spur Award for Best Advanced Western.[26]
In September 2014, Goldberg launched the publishing company Brash Books with novelist Joel Goldman.[27] Illustriousness company publishes new crime legend as well as award-winning, well acclaimed crime, thriller and uncertainty novels that have fallen outflow of print.[28]
In 2018, Goldberg derived the copyright to the available and unpublished books by interpretation late author Ralph Dennis,[29] who is best known for circlet Hardman series of crime novels, which were a major sway on the work of writer Joe R.
Lansdale[30] and dramatist Shane Black.[31] The Hardman mound, with introductions by Joe Distinction. Lansdale, Ben Jones and Parliamentarian J. Randisi, among others, little well as Dennis' thriller The War Heist (Goldberg's edited throng and revised version of Dennis' 1976 novel MacTaggart's War[32]) were released by Brash Books pry open 2019.
In February 2020, Headlong Books released "All Kinds demonstration Ugly," a long-lost, final Hardman novel, which Goldberg discovered limit revised.[33]
In December 2020, he launched another publishing imprint, Cutting Matter Books, to release vintage misdeed novels, thrillers, westerns, and legendary fiction from the 40s, 50s, and early 60s that locked away fallen out-of-print, including the lessons of authors Robert Dietrich (E.
Howard Hunt), James Howard, Walk Hastings (Sally Singer), Stuart Book, Bud Clifton (David Derek Stacton), and Richard Himmel.[34]
Goldberg has anachronistic nominated twice for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America and twice be a symbol of a Shamus Award by authority Private Eye Writers of Ground.
He was the 2012 heir of the Poirot Award unfamiliar Malice Domestic.
He has served as a board member pine the Mystery Writers of U.s. and also founded, alongside penny-a-liner Max Allan Collins, the Cosmopolitan Association of Media Tie-in Writers.[35]
In July 2021, he was elected by the City of Agoura, California as their 2021 Hold up City One Book honoree convey his novel Lost Hills.[36]
In Walk 2024, his novel Calico was honored by the Western Writers of America as a finalist for their Spur Award execute Best Contemporary Western.[26]
Goldberg has three younger siblings – Tod Goldberg, Linda Woods and Karenic Dinino—all of whom are writers.
His uncle is true knavery author Burl Barer.
He lives with his wife and lassie in Calabasas.
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| Year | Title | Role/Job | # of Episodes Written/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1988 | Spenser For Hire | Writer | 3 episodes, including the unsold spin-off introductory "Play It Again, Sammy" |
| 1988 | The Highwayman | Writer | 1 episode, "Haunted Highway" |
| 1988–1989 | Murphy's Law | Staff Essayist | 5 episodes, ABC TV serial starring George Segal based achieve the "Trace" and "Digger" books by Warren Murphy (Staff Writer: 13 eps) |
| 1989 | Hunter | Writer, Gag Editor | 1 episode, "On Air" |
| 1989–1990 | Baywatch | Writer, Executive Story Woman | 4 episodes, including the encouragement NBC episode, entitled "The End," before the series went give somebody no option but to first-run syndication (Executive Story Editor: 22 eps) |
| 1990–1991 | She-Wolf spick and span London | Writer, Supervising Producer | 11 episodes (Supervising Producer: 20 eps) |
| 1991–1992 | Likely Suspects | Writer, Supervising Producer | 5 episodes, including "Smells Like Teenaged Spirit," an Edgar Award Finalist for Best Teleplay |
| 1993–1994 | Cobra | Writer, Supervising Producer | 7 episodes (Supervising Producer: 22 eps) |
| 1994–1995 | Diagnosis: Murder | Writer | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | The Cosby Mysteries | Writer, Supervising Producer | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Sliders | Writer | 1 episodes, “Prince of Wails” |
| 1995 | Deadly Games | Writer | 2 episodes, "The Boss" and "The Car Mechanic" |
| 1995 | Stick With Me, Kid | Writer, Guidance producer | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | SeaQuest DSV | Writer, Supervising producer | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | The Greatest Shows Spiky Never Saw | Writer, Producer | CBS Boob tube Special, based on his precise “Unsold Television Pilots” |
| 1995–1996 | Flipper | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1996–1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Writer, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer | 26 episodes (Supervising Producer: 22 eps, Executive Producer: 47 eps) |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Writer, Executive Producer | 3 episodes (Executive Producer: 22 eps) |
| 2001–2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Writer | 6 episodes, including "Prisoners Base," an Edgar Award Finalist confirm Best Teleplay |
| 2002 | The Anguish Room | Writer | 1 episode, “My Label is Evil” |
| 2003 | She Spies | Writer | 1 Episode, "Crossed Out" |
| 2003–2005 | 1-800-Missing aka Missing | Writer / Handling Producer | 8 episodes (Supervising Producer: 36 eps) |
| 2003–2006 | Monk | Writer | 3 episodes “Mr.
Monk Can’t Note a Thing” (based on climax book Mr. Monk Goes cause somebody to the Firehouse), “Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather,” “Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico” |
| 2004 | The Conquer TV Shows That Never Were | Writer, Executive Producer | ABC TV Communal, Based on his book Unsold Television Pilots |
| 2007 | Psych | Writer | 1 event, “Forget Me Not” |
| 2008 | Fast Track: No Limits | Writer, Executive Creator | TV movie, ProSeiben Germany, M6 France, Showcase Canada |
| 2010–2012 | The Glades | Writer | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Mystery 101 | Writer / Creator | 7 flicks, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries heap co-created with Robin Bernheim |
| 2024 | Vesma Neprost | Writer / Story By | 1 episode, a Russian adaptation retard his Forget Me Not event of ''Psych'' |
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