James Lee Burke Net Worth
James Lee Burke Net Worth is
$14 Million
James Lee Burke Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author of mysteries, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won an Edgar Award for Black Cherry Blues (1990) and Cimarron Rose (1998). The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen, first by Alec Baldwin (Heaven's Prisoners) and then Tommy Lee Jones (In the Electric Mist). Burke has also written seven miscellaneous crime novels, two short story collections, four books starring protagonist Texas attorney Billy Bob Holland, and three books starring Billy Bob's cousin Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland. | Date Of Birth | December 5, 1936 |
| Place Of Birth | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Profession | Writer |
| Education | University of Missouri (1960), University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1955–1957) |
| Spouse | Pearl Burke (m. 1960) |
| Children | Alafair Burke |
| Movies | In the Electric Mist, Heaven's Prisoners, Two for Texas, Winter Light |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel "The Lost Get-Back Boogie" was rejected more than 100 times over nine years before being published. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Light | 2015 | Short short story | |
| In the Electric Mist | 2009 | novel "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead" | |
| Two for Texas | 1998 | TV Movie novel | |
| Heaven's Prisoners | 1996 | book |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Lee Burke, Louisiana Stories | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
Known for movies
In the Electric Mist (2009)
as Writer
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
as Writer
Winter Light (2015)
as Writer
Two for Texas (1998)
as Writer