Richard Rayner

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Rayner
Occupation	Detective Writer
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1955(1955-12-15)
Age	69
Birthplace	Bradford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Richard Rayner Biography

Richard Rayner is one of the most popular and richest Detective Writer who was born on December 15, 1955 in Bradford, England, United Kingdom. Rayner was born in Bradford, the northern city, on 15 December 1955. Rayner was educated in Wales and Yorkshire before he studied philosophy and law at Cambridge. Rayner has been an editor for Time Out Magazine in London and then later for Granta, a literary magazine based in Cambridge.

Rayner is a prolific journalist, as well as a short-story writer. Rayner has been published in The New Yorker as well as The Los Angeles Times, Esquire and Granta Magazine. Granta Magazine published his story on the Los Angeles Riots. The New York Times Magazine featured his article about the post-Rodney King Los Angeles Police Department. Non-fiction pieces he has done for the New Yorker include a profile on Robert Redford and a story about how a Finnish Entomologist helped to put leaves back on the pest-ravaged Beijing trees just in time for 2008 Olympics. Rayner presented “Back to Bradford”, a documentary for UK Channel 4 that focuses on Rayner’s return to his hometown.

Rayner’s memoir, The Blue Suit, about Rayner’s early years, won the Esquire Non-Fiction Award for the UK. The New York Times described it as a ‘beguiling portrait’ of Rayner as a writer, and a crook. The Cloud Sketcher, and Devil’s Wind were his next novels. Another novel, Murder Book, was born out of Rayner’s time riding with the Los Angeles Police Department. Rayner published A Bright And Guilty in 2009, a historical narrative that is non-fiction and takes place in Los Angeles during the 1920s and 1930s. It includes true stories about tabloid crimes.

Richard Rayner Net Worth

Richard Rayner is one of the richest Detective Writer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Rayner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Richard Rayner, a British author, was born in 1955 and now resides in Los Angeles.

Rayner is the author nine books. In 1988, Rayner published his first book, Los Angeles Without A Map. This was a mixture of fiction and travelogue that was made into the movie L.A. Without a Map, which Rayner co-wrote with Mika Kaurismaki, stars Vinessa Shaw and Julie Delpy. Vincent Gallo is also featured. Johnny Depp was uncredited.

Rayner is the writer and co-creator, with Don Handfield, and executive producer, of the historical drama Knightfall, concerning the downfall and legend of the Knights Templar, which airs in the USA on the History channel, starting late 2017. The show stars Tom Cullen, Jim Carter, and Julian Ovenden, and was shot in Prague in 2016.

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Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Detective Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Richard Rayner celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

Top Facts about Richard Rayner

1. Richard Rayner is a British author born in 1955.
2. He has written several novels and non-fiction books.
3. His most famous book is “The Cloud Sketcher.”
4. Rayner has also written for The New Yorker and other publications.
5. He co-founded the Los Angeles Review of Books.
6. Rayner was educated at Cambridge University and Columbia University.
7. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
8. Rayner’s writing often explores themes of identity and belonging.
9. His work has been translated into multiple languages.
10. Rayner has received critical acclaim for his writing career.