How many letters does the top answer for “author of the color of money” have?

The most common answer is scorsese (8 letters).

Crossword clue: author of the color of money

1 answer found in Letterora's clue database (Wikidata facts, Open Trivia DB, WordNet and Webster definitions — all licensed sources).

scorsese 8 letters wd-fact-v3

United States filmmaker (born in 1942)

author of colors 67% similar → hopper

author of the color purple 50% similar → busia, goldberg, walker

wrote the color of money 50% similar → scorsese