Lee Goldberg
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Author
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, screenwriter
Screenwriter
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and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, known for his work on several different TV crime series, including Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
, A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's classic series of detective stories that aired for two seasons on the A&E Network. Set in New York City in the early 1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as Nero Wolfe and Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin...
, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire is a mystery television series based on Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels. The series, developed for TV by John Wilder, differs from the novels, mostly in its lesser degree of detail....
, Martial Law
Martial Law (TV series)
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, She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London was a short-lived television series that aired was distributed in first-run syndication in the USA from October 1990 to April 1991...
, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing
1-800-Missing
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, The Glades
The Glades
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and Monk
Monk (TV series)
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
. In 2007 he wrote and produced the pilot for a German
Germany
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television program, Fast Track: No Limits
Fast Track: No Limits
Fast Track: No Limits is a 2008 independent film directed by Axel Sand. The film was written and produced by Lee Goldberg who is known for his work on Diagnosis: Murder and Monk, and was as a co-production between Action Concept and the German television network ProSiebenSat1...
. In 2010, he wrote and directed the short film Remaindered, based on a short story he wrote for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, on location in Kentucky.
Along with his work on Monk and Diagnosis Murder, Goldberg has written several original tie-in novels based on those series. He has also penned several original crime novels, two featuring ex-cop-turned-Hollywood troubleshooter Charlie Willis and three in the .357 Vigilante series, which he wrote under the pseudonym Ian Ludlow, while still a student. His novel, The Man with the Iron-On Badge (aka Watch Me Die, the title of the recent re-release), was nominated for a Shamus Award
Shamus Award
The Shamus Award is awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America for the best detective fiction genre novels and short stories of the year....
by the Private Eye Writers of America and was produced in 2007 as the stage play, Mapes For Hire, in Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...
at the International Mystery Writers Festival.
Goldberg has also written several non-fiction books about the entertainment industry, including Unsold Television Pilots and Successful Television Writing. His screenplay adaptation of Victor Gischler
Victor Gischler
Victor Gischler is an American author of hard-boiled crime fiction.-Biography:Gischler's debut novel Gun Monkeys was nominated for the Edgar Award, and his novel Shotgun Opera was an Anthony Award finalist. His work has been translated into Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese. He earned a Ph.D....
's novel Gun Monkeys is in pre-production for filming in early 2012 with Ryuhei Kitamura
Ryuhei Kitamura
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(Midnight Meat Train) signed to direct. His book, Unsold Television Pilots, was turned into two TV specials -- The Greatest Shows You Never Saw on CBS and The Best TV Shows That Never Were on ABC, both written and produced by William Rabkin
William Rabkin
William Rabkin is an American television producer, television writer and author.He has written for a number of notable television series namely Spenser: For Hire, Murphy's Law, Hunter, Baywatch, Diagnosis Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Monk and many other series.Nearly all of his television work has...
and Goldberg. He recently signed a 12-book deal with Amazon for The Dead Man, an original, monthly series of horror novels that rolled-out in October 2011. The books were the premiere titles of Amazon's new 47North sf/horror/fantasy imprint
He has served as a board member for the Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
and also founded, alongside fellow novelist Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins is an American mystery writer. He has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition , created the comic book private eye Ms...
, the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers.
Personal life
Goldberg has three younger siblings - Tod GoldbergTod Goldberg
Tod Goldberg is an American author and journalist, best known for his novels Fake Liar Cheat and Living Dead Girl , and the short story collections Simplify and Other Resort Cities...
, Linda Woods and Karen Dinino - all of whom are also writers; his uncle is the true crime
True crime
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author Burl Barer
Burl Barer
Burl Barer is an American author and literary historian. He is best known for his fiction and non-fiction writings about the character Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint".-The Saint:...
.
He lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles
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Diagnosis Murder
- The Silent Partner (20032003 in literatureThe year 2003 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Peter Ackroyd - The Clerkenwell Tales*Atsuko Asano - No...
) - The Death Merchant (20042004 in literatureThe year 2004 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Canada Reads selects Guy Vanderhaeghe's The Last Crossing to be read across the nation....
) - The Shooting Script (2004)
- The Waking Nightmare (20052005 in literatureThe year 2005 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February 25 - Canada Reads selects Rockbound by Frank Parker Day as the novel to be read across the nation....
) - The Past Tense (2005)
- The Dead Letter (20062006 in literatureThe year 2006 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Literature:*Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun*Chris Adrian - The Children's Hospital *Martin Amis - House of Meetings...
) - The Double Life (2006)
- The Last Word (20072007 in literatureThe year 2007 in literature involves some significant new books.-Events:*November 19 - First Kindle e-book reader released.*December 11 - Terry Pratchett informs fans on-line that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.-Literature:...
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Monk
- Mr. Monk Goes to the FirehouseMr. Monk Goes to the FirehouseMr. Monk and the Dirty Cop is the eighth novel written by Lee Goldberg to be based on the television series Monk. It was published on July 7, 2009. Like the other novels, the story is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant.-Plot summary:...
(2006) - Mr. Monk Goes to HawaiiMr. Monk Goes to HawaiiMr. Monk Goes to Hawaii is the second novel based on the Monk television series. It was written in 2006 by Lee Goldberg.-Plot synopsis:...
(2006) - Mr. Monk and the Blue FluMr. Monk and the Blue FluMr. Monk and the Blue Flu is the third novel by writer Lee Goldberg to be based on the television series Monk. Like the previous two books, the book is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant.-Plot summary:From the jacket summary:...
(2007) - Mr. Monk and the Two AssistantsMr. Monk and the Two AssistantsMr. Monk and the Two Assistants is the fourth novel based on the television series Monk by Lee Goldberg. It is the first Monk novel to be published in hardcover, on July 3, 2007...
(2007) - Mr. Monk in Outer SpaceMr. Monk in Outer Space"Mr. Monk in Outer Space" is the fifth novel in the Monk mystery novel series by writer Lee Goldberg, published on October 30, 2007.-Plot summary:...
(2007) - Mr. Monk Goes to GermanyMr. Monk Goes to GermanyMr. Monk Goes to Germany is the sixth novel by Lee Goldberg to be based on the television series Monk. It was published on July 1, 2008.-Plot summary:...
(20082008 in literatureThe year 2008 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*January 1 - In the 2008 New Year Honours, Hanif Kureishi , Jenny Uglow , Peter Vansittart and Debjani Chatterjee are all rewarded for "services to literature".*June 15 - Gore Vidal, asked in a New York Times...
) - Mr. Monk is MiserableMr. Monk is MiserableMr. Monk is Miserable is the seventh novel in the Monk mystery book series by writer Lee Goldberg. It was published on December 2, 2008.-Plot summary:Natalie wants a break so she blackmails Monk in going to Paris, France...
(2008) - Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop (20092009 in literatureThe year 2009 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*8 October - Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature....
) - Mr. Monk in Trouble (20092009 in literatureThe year 2009 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*8 October - Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature....
) Excerpt: The Case of the Piss-Poor Gold, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2009 - Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out (20102010 in literatureThe year 2010 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February - The Wheeler Centre, Australia's "literary hub", officially opened.*April 3 - First release of the Apple iPad, electronic book reading device....
) - Mr. Monk On The Road (2011) Excerpt: Mr. Monk and the Seventeen Steps, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2010
- Mr. Monk on the Couch (2011)Excerpt: Mr. Monk and the Sunday Paper, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 2011
- Mr. Monk on Patrol (January 2012) Excerpt: Mr. Monk and the Open House Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine December 2011
- Mr. Monk is a Mess (July 2012)
Charlie Willis
- My Gun Has Bullets (19951995 in literatureThe year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea is opened by Jimmy Carter....
) Reprinted (2003) Kindle Edition (2009) - Beyond the Beyond (19971997 in literatureThe year 1997 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Tom Clancy signs a book deal with Pearson Custom Publishing and Penguin Putnam Inc. , giving him US$50 million for the world-English rights to two new books . A second agreement gives him another US$25 million for a...
) Kindle edition (2009) (retitled Dead Space)
The Dead Man Series
- Face of Evil (with William Rabkin) (2011)
- Ring of Knives (with William Rabkin and James Daniels) (2011)
- Hell in Heaven (with William Rabkin) (2011)
- The Dead Woman (with William Rabkin and David McAfee) (2011)
- The Blood Mesa (with William Rabkin and James Reasoner) (2011)
- Kill Them All (with William Rabkin and Harry Shannon) (Nov 2011)
- Beast Within (with William Rabkin and James Daniels) (Dec 2011)
- Fire & Ice (with William Rabkin and Jude Hardin (Jan 2012)
Non-fiction
- Unsold TV Pilots (19921992 in literatureThe year 1992 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Ben Aaronovitch - Transit*Julia Álvarez - How the García Girls Lost Their Accents*Paul Auster - Leviathan*Iain Banks - The Crow Road...
) - Unsold Television Pilots 1955-1989 (19901990 in literatureThe year 1990 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*J. K. Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train ride from Manchester to London. She says "I was staring out the window, and the idea for Harry just came. He appeared in my mind's eye, very fully formed...
) - Television Series Revivals (19931993 in literatureThe year 1993 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Professor Stephen Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, becomes the longest running book on the bestseller list of The Sunday Times....
) retitled "Television Fast Forward" in the 2010 ebook edition - Science Fiction Film-Making in the 1980s (1994) - co-written with William Rabkin, Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier
- Dreamweavers: Fantasy Film-Making in the 1980s (1994) - co-written with William Rabkin, Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier
- Successful Television Writing (2003) - co-written with William Rabkin
- Tied In- The Business, Craft, and History of Media Tie-In Writing (2010) - editor
Miscellaneous
- .357 Vigilante (19851985 in literatureThe year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Isaac Asimov - Robots and Empire*Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale*Jean M. Auel - The Mammoth Hunters*Iain Banks - Walking on Glass...
) Kindle Edition 2010 (retitled Judgment) - .357 Vigilante: Make Them Pay (19851985 in literatureThe year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Isaac Asimov - Robots and Empire*Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale*Jean M. Auel - The Mammoth Hunters*Iain Banks - Walking on Glass...
) Kindle Edition 2010 (retitled Adjourned) - .357 Vigilante: White Wash (19851985 in literatureThe year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Isaac Asimov - Robots and Empire*Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale*Jean M. Auel - The Mammoth Hunters*Iain Banks - Walking on Glass...
) Kindle Edition 2010 (retitled Payback) - .357 Vigilante: Killstorm Unpublished, released in a Kindle Edition 2010 (retitled Guilty)
- The Walk (2004) Kindle Edition 2009
- The Man with the Iron-On Badge (2005) Kindle Edition 2011 (retitled Watch Me Die)
- Top Suspense: 13 Stories by 12 Masters of the Genre (2011) Contributor
- Thrillers: 100 Must Reads (2010) contributor
- Die, Lover, Die! (2011) contributor
- King City (May 2012) Amazon/Thomas & Mercer
External links
- Lee Goldberg's Official Website
- Lee Goldberg's Diagnosis Murder Website
- Interview with Lee Goldberg at earthprime.com
- Interview with Lee Goldberg at Storylink
- Quotenmeter review of FAST TRACK NO LIMITS
- Lee Goldberg's complete credits at IMDB
- Interview with Lee Goldberg for Serien Junkies
- Lee Goldberg Interview Honolulu Star Bulletin
- Lee Goldberg interview St. Petersburg Times
- Entertainment Weekly on the Monk Books
- Lee Goldberg on "Frak" in the Atlanta Constitution