The Corner
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The Corner is a nonfiction book and later an HBO miniseries that portrays the lives of residents struggling with addiction and poverty in a West Baltimore neighborhood, created by David Simon and Ed Burns.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Otis in The Corner | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Corner (HBO miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
David Simon
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Ed Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events in West Baltimore ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
David Simon
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Ed Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Charles S. Dutton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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true crime ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| influenced | The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miniseriesReleaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| network | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
lives of residents struggling with addiction
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lives of residents struggling with poverty ⓘ street-level drug trade in Baltimore ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Broadway Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Simon
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Ed Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Baltimore, Maryland
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West Baltimore neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
West Baltimore
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drug addiction ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| title | The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Otis in The Corner