Author: Steve Lopez

Author

Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez was born in 1953 in Pittsburg, California, and studied at San Jose State University. After working at several newspapers and Time Inc. magazines, he has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times since 2001 and has been a four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for his reporting on subjects including elder care, homelessness and California's housing crisis. The Soloist, listed here, grew out of his newspaper columns about Nathaniel Ayers, a Juilliard-trained musician he encountered living on the streets of Los Angeles, and was later made into a 2009 film starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.

As of 2026 Lopez continues to write his column for the Los Angeles Times.

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The Soloist

by Steve Lopez 09/01/2023 0

The Soloist by Steve Lopez. Fiction / Novel. The true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who becomes schizophrenic and homeless, and his friendship with Steve... Read more.