Brian "Elwood" Reid (born December 19, 1966) is an American novelist, short-story writer and television screenwriter.
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| Born | December 19, 1966 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Early life
editReid was born in Cleveland, Ohio in a working-class area.[1] Reid played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1985 to 1986[2] on a football scholarship.[3]
A great influence on him was American novelist Elmore Leonard. When he died in August 2013, Reid, who considered Leonard to be a major influence, extended condolences to Leonard on Twitter and praised him as being "one of the greats".[4]
Prose
editNovels
edit- D.B. (Doubleday, 2004; Anchor Books, paperback, 2005)[5]
- Midnight Sun (Doubleday, 2000; Anchor Books, paperback, 2002)[6]
- If I Don't Six (Doubleday, 1998)[7]
Short story collections
edit- What Salmon Know (Doubleday, 1999)[8]
Television
edit- Close to Home (2006-2007)
- Cold Case (2008-2010)
- Undercovers (2010-2011)
- Hawaii 5-0 (2011-2012)
- The Bridge (2013-2014)
- The Chi (2018–present)
- Barkskins (2020–present)
- Big Sky (2021)
- The Old Man (2024)
- Tracker (2024-ongoing)
References
edit- ^ "Reid, Elwood". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "UM Football Roster Search". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Elwood Reid - After the jump". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ elwood reid [@elrudest] (20 August 2013). "One of the greats is gone. RIP Elmore Leonard" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Kirkus Reviews
- ^ Miles, Jonathan (15 October 2000). "Books in Brief: Fiction". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ The Huffington Post
- ^ Publishers Weekly
Further reading
editExternal links
edit- Elwood Reid at IMDb
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