Richard Price

Biography

Born 10/12/1949

Sometimes dubbed "the voice of the Bronx", Price is primarily known for streetwise sagas like his 1976 novel "Blood Brothers" (filmed in 1978), a coming-of-age story set in the world of construction workers, and "The Wanderers" (published in 1974, filmed in 1979), a gritty look at the world of...
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Awards

  • In 2008, received Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series

Highlights

  • In 2006, Wrote the screenplat for "Freedomland," a drama directed by Joe Roth and based on his novel of the same name
  • In 2004, Wrote for the HBO drama series "The Wire"
  • In 2000, Contributed to the script of "Shaft"; John Singelton's loose remake of the 1971 classic

Family & Companions

  • grandfather: Russian Jew

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