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born: "3 November 1933"
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# Leonard Gardner

Writer. Born 3 November 1933 in Stockton, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 3 November 1933, Stockton, California, USA

## Biography

Leonard Gardner (born 3 November 1933) is an American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. Born in Stockton, California, he attended San Francisco State University and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.

His 1969 novel *Fat City* was adapted by Gardner into the screenplay for the 1972 film of the same name directed by John Huston. He wrote teleplays and stories for episodes of the series *NYPD Blue* (1993), on which he also worked as story editor, executive story editor and producer.

For his contributions to *NYPD Blue*, Gardner received two Humanitas Prizes (1997 and 1999) and a Peabody Award (1998). He also wrote the screenplay for the 1989 film *Valentino Returns*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, pushkinpress.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Story, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)

## Also known for

- *Fat City* (1972), Screenplay, Novel

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