Anthony Awards
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Edition 7 (1992) Winner
David Simon
デイビッド・サイモン
Deibiddo Shimon
Aliases:
David Judah Simon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-02-09 （Washington, D.C.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Bethesda, Maryland → Baltimore, Maryland
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Journalist, Screenwriter, Producer
- Active Years
- 1982-2024
- Affiliations
- The Baltimore Sun, HBO
- Memberships
- Newspaper Guild
- Influenced By
- Ed Burns, David Mills, George Pelecanos
- Influenced
- Many TV creators
- Nominations
- Emmy nomination (The Wire), WGA Award nomination
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School | — | — | High School Diploma | — | United States |
| University of Maryland, College Park | — | Journalism | BA | 1979-1983 | United States |
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Degree:
High School Diploma
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
University of Maryland, College Park
Journalism
Degree:
BA
Period:
1979-1983
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
Editor of The Diamondback
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Edgar Award | Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets | Best Fact Crime | Mystery Writers of America | Winner |
| 2010 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Fellow |
Edgar Award
1992
Work:
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Category:
Best Fact Crime
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Winner
MacArthur Fellowship
2010
Organization:
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Result:
Fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
1991 True crime 608 pagesNon-fiction account of a year in Baltimore Police Homicide Unit.
CrimePolice workUrban crime
Adaptations
- [TV series] Homicide: Life on the Street / Barry Levinson (1993)
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
1997 Non-fiction 543 pagesAccount of a year in a West Baltimore drug-impacted neighborhood.
DrugsPovertyCommunity
Adaptations
- [Miniseries] The Corner (2000)
Bibliography
- Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991)
- The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic dialogueJournalistic approachImmersive observation
- Recurring Motifs
- Institutional dysfunctionUrban decaySocial inequality
Legacy
Known for innovative TV series like The Wire depicting American urban issues and institutional critique. MacArthur Fellow.
In Popular Culture
- The Wire referenced widely in popular culture
Quotes
-
Contemporary journalism matters very little.
Source: Reason Magazine interview (2004)
Trivia
- Born to a Jewish family.
- Worked 12 years at The Baltimore Sun.
- Modeled Wire character after former boss.