Television

September, 1977

You've heard of Joseph Wam-baugh: the ex-Los Angeles cop who turned his years on the beat into a series of best selling novels ("The New Centurions," "The Onion Field," "The Blue Knight," "The Choirboys") that have all been destined for movies or TV; the guy who was credited with making "Police Story" an Emmy-winning television series. One of Hollywood's golden boys, right? Wrong.Last April Fools' Day, Wambaugh bought a whole page in Daily Variet...

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