American journalist, writer, screenwriter, producer and director David Simon was born on August 16, 1960 into a Jewish family. David studied at a school located in Bethesda – in the suburbs of Washington, and even then wrote good articles for the school newspaper.
After receiving his first education, David entered the University of Maryland, where he continued to write sharp, interesting articles for the student publication Diamondback. It was then that Simon decided that he would definitely be
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American journalist, writer, screenwriter, producer and director David Simon was born on August 16, 1960 into a Jewish family. David studied at a school located in Bethesda – in the suburbs of Washington, and even then wrote good articles for the school newspaper.
After receiving his first education, David entered the University of Maryland, where he continued to write sharp, interesting articles for the student publication Diamondback. It was then that Simon decided that he would definitely be a reporter.
In 1983, David Simon was hired as a journalist for a newspaper where he wrote a crime column. In 1988, David, as a journalist, began working with the Baltimore Police Homicide Unit, openly and truthfully covering its activities, and soon came up with the brilliant idea of writing a book about the work of investigators. The hard and painstaking work on the creation of this work, David finished in 1991, it was published under the title "Homicide". A year on the Killing Streets.” Already in 1992, this book received the first award - the Edgar Award as the Best Detective Tale.
The stunning success of the book made Simon think about its adaptation, and he decided to send it to the famous director Barry Levinson. In 1993, the filming of the series “Killing Department” began, which was nominated for an Emmy award more than ten times and received a deserved award four times.
The huge popularity of the series predetermined the further life of David Simon. He continues to write detective novels, and each of them receives its continuation in film adaptations.
In 1992, Simon and Ed Burns began working on a new project and wrote the script for the film.
The Wire .
In 2008, David began work on the series “Generation of Killers”. In 2010, the TV series Treme was released, which shows the lives of the people of New Orleans who survived the terrible Hurricane Katrina.