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From the Archives: "The Real Stories Behind NYPD Blue."

Co-creator, executive producer and head writer of "NYPD Blue," David Milch, and Detective Bill Clark who is a consultant to the show. Clark is a former New York City homicide detective. Many of the story lines for the show, come from the cases he worked on. The two have collaborated on the book, "True Blue: The Real Stories Behind NYPD Blue" (William Morrow). (REBROADCAST FROM 11/1/95)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 27, 1996: Interview with David Milch and Bill Clark; Interview with Elmore Leonard.
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From the Archives: Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard.

Novelist Elmore Leonard. He's 70 years old and has been called "the greatest living writer of crime fiction" (New York Times). Though he'd been writing for decades, critics didn't take notice of him until the 1980s. Now his work is known for it tight prose, "ear-perfect" dialogue and depiction of lower class life. LeonardD's written thirty-two novels, including the bestsellers "Pronto," "Maximum Bob," and "Get Shorty" which was made into a film, starring John Travolta and Gene Hackman. It's now out on video.

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