88 years old (Born on January 22, 1937)
Happy Birthday, Joseph Wambaugh Jr.! May your special day be filled with more twists and turns than an LAPD stakeout in "The Glitter Dome." You've given us unforgettable tales from Southern California's gritty streets to the quirky corners of crime fiction. Here's hoping this birthday brings you fewer onion fields and black marbles—and a lot more glittering moments!Your knack for capturing suspenseful drama has kept readers on edge longer than rush-hour traffic on Sunset Boulevard. Thanks for decades of thrilling storytelling that echo loudly through literary history—may today bring as much excitement (but far less mystery) as one of your classic novels!