He has also written for television shows such as The Wire and The Night Of.
Richard Price is an American novelist and screenwriter with a net worth of $5 million. Born in 1949, he is best known for his gritty, urban novels such as Lush Life (2008), The Wanderers (1974), and Clockers (1992). He has also written for television shows such as The Wire and The Night Of, and his screenplays include Life Lessons (1989), Mad Dog and Glory (1992), and the Oscar-nominated The Color of Money (1986).
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $5 million (2024)
About
An American fiction writer and screenwriter known for his gritty, urban work, he is most famous for novels such as Lush Life (2008), The Wanderers (1974), and Clockers (1992). His screenplays include Life Lessons (1989), Mad Dog and Glory (1992), and the Oscar-nominated The Color of Money (1986).
Before Fame
He graduated from Cornell University and went on to receive his MFA in creative writing from Columbia. He later taught writing classes at Yale and New York University.
Trivia
His novel, Clockers, was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Family Life
He grew up in a housing project in the Bronx. Later, he married Lorraine Adams.
Associated With
He did uncredited writing work on the Denzel Washington film, American Gangster.
