Walon Green

In his three-hour interview, Walon Green talks about his early years, and working for David L. Wolper and Jack Haley, Jr. on documentaries. He describes directing the Time-Life Special “The Search for Vengeance” about the search for Nazi war criminals, as well as executive producing the Gene Roddenberry-inspired Strange New World. He chronicles his time working for producer David Milch as a writer for Hill Street Blues, and what he learned about writing for television during his time there. Green recounts working as a writer for producer Dick Wolf on Law & Order, and later on the spin-off Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as well as the short-lived Law & Order: Trial by Jury. He discusses writing for NYPD Blue, where he worked with executive producer Steven Bochco, and helped create Jimmy Smits’ character, “Bobby Simone.” He outlines his time working for executive producer John Wells on ER, which included working on the live episode “Ambush.” He speaks of his writing process, and the importance of rewriting. Green talks about writing the feature film The Wild Bunch, and directing the documentary feature The Hellstrom Chronicle. He outlines then-more recent work, including his adaptation of Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus, and episodes of The Man in the High Castle and Mercy Street. Adrienne Faillace conducted the interview in a joint venture with the Writers Guild Foundation on August 23, 2018 in Santa Ynez, CA.