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Jul 16, 1984 · Ernest R. Tidyman, author and screenwriter whose screenplay for the movie ''The French Connection'' won him an Academy Award, died Saturday in Westminster Hospital in London of a perforated...
Ernest Ralph Tidyman (January 1, 1928 – July 14, 1984) was an American author and screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft.
Ernest Tidyman was born on January 1, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The French Connection (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973) and Shaft (2019). He was married to Chris Clark and Susan Gould. He died on July 14, 1984 in London, England, UK.
- January 1, 1928
- July 14, 1984
Jul 9, 2019 · In writing the book, Tidyman — who died in 1984 — reportedly relied on Leo Rosten’s “Joys of Yiddish” for his Jewish characters’ vernacular.
Jan 7, 1991 · Amazing that Parks didn’t notice his ghost cohort, Ernest Tidyman, walk up to the stage a few minutes later to claim the award for writing “The French Connection.”
Jul 15, 1984 · LONDON -- American writer and film producer Ernest Tidyman died in a London hospital Saturday, his publicist said, He was 56. Tidyman, who was in London for a production meeting about a film to...
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Ernest Tidyman was born on 1 January 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The French Connection (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973) and Shaft (2019). He was married to Chris Clark and Susan Gould. He died on 14 July 1984 in London, England, UK.
