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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.
1 Jan 1928. Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Death. 14 Jul 1984 (aged 56) London, City of London, Greater London, England. Burial. Washington Cemetery On The Green. Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Show Map. Memorial ID. 53697360. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 4. Flowers 48. Memorials. Region. North America.
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1928
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, Susan Katherine Gould, Valerie Luczikowska and Ruth Rayle . He died on 14 July 1984 in London, England, UK.
- Writer, Additional Crew, Producer
- January 1, 1928
- Ernest Tidyman
- July 14, 1984
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...
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.”
Ernest Tidyman (January 1, 1928 - July 14, 1984) was a Cleveland-born American author and screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film version of Shaft with John D.F. Black in 1971.
