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- Birth nameGerald Dennis Petievich
- Gerald Petievich was born on October 15, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Sentinel (2006) and Boiling Point (1993).
- RelativesJohn Petievich(Sibling)
- In honor of his heritage, main character in "To Live and Die in L.A." has a Serbian surname, "John Vukovich".
- Served as a Special Agent with U. S. Army Intelligence from 1967-1970, and with the Secret Service from 1970-1985. In 1985 he retired to write full-time.
- US Secret Service Agent. (retired)
- Father was a L.A. Police officer.
- His brother John was decorated with the Star of Valor for bravery in action during an intense shootout with a dangerous Hispanic gang in L.A. County.
- With each of my novels, there has been a time when the idea first strikes-- not that a flash of thought is enough to flesh out a hundred thousand word novel - but when the basic concept; the essence of the drama clicks into the consciousness. For "Earth Angels", it was when my brother John, an LAPD officer, told me a story of how two detectives had once tried to initiate a gang conflict by forging gang graffiti on a wall.
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