James Duff Biography

Fast Facts

• Along with Mike Berchem, he was nominated for an Edgar for Best Television Episode Teleplay at the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Awards for an episode of "The Closer" called "Blue Blood․"
• His professional writing career started with a Broadway drama called "Home Front," later retitled "The War at Home․"
• Known for creating interesting but flawed characters, as evident in his crime series "The Closer․"
• Known for such teleplays as "Without a Kiss Goodbye," "Betrayed: The Story of Three Women" and "Doing Time on Maple Drive․"
• Most of his works are dramas, often about dysfunctional families
• Has written the pilot episodes for four series, "Long Island Fever," "Texas Graces," "911 Fifth Avenue" and "The Travel Agency․"
• Before he went on to have a successful l career in television, a critic from The New York Times dismissed his debut play as "too television․"