Who was born later, Hans Fallada or James Ellroy?
James Ellroy Lee Earle "James" Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a telegrammatic prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels "The Black Dahlia" (1987), "The Big Nowhere" (1988), "L.A. Confidential" (1990), "White Jazz" (1992), "American Tabloid" (1995), "The Cold Six Thousand" (2001), and "Blood's a Rover" (2009).
James Wyllie James Wyllie (born 8 July 1818 in Edinburgh; died 5 April 1899) was a Scottish draughts player who is important to the history of the game. He is often nicknamed "The Herd Laddie". For many years the date of his birth was uncertain. The day was thought to have been 6 July and 1818 and 1820 were both candidates for the year. However, in 2005 research at the National Archives confirmed the correct date.