Evan Wright, a writer and journalist whose 2004 book on the Iraq War, Generation Kill , was adapted into an HBO miniseries, died July 12 in Los Angeles by suicide, his family confirmed. Born in Ohio, Wright earned a degree from Vassar College before entering journalism. In the mid-‘90s, Wright worked for Hustler, serving as entertainment editor and reviewer.
He later wrote for Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, developing a knack for immersion journalism, spending long periods with people or a subculture to gather information. Wright covered Neo-Nazis, organized crime figures, and others, but his best-known work came as a result of his military reporting. Embedded with the U.
S. Marines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, his accounts of the war for Rolling Stone earned Wright a National Magazine Award for Reporting. Related Stories News Netflix Leads Total Emmy Nominations But FX Comes In Close Second With Record Haul Ahead Of HBO News 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming It also led to his book, Generation Kill , a chronicle of a small group of soldiers’ experience in the invasion.
The book was adapted into an HBO miniseries written by David Simon and Ed Burns, creators of The Wire , and was nominated for seven Emmys, winning three. Wright’s other work included Hella Nation, which explored many subcultures throughout the United States, and American Desperado , written about drug smuggler Jon Roberts and adapted into the documentary C.