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Ernest Tidyman was an American author and screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. He also wrote the screenplay for The French Connection, which won him an Oscar, and co-wrote High Plains Drifter and Guyana Tragedy.
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).
- Writer, Additional Crew, Producer
- January 1, 1928
- Ernest Tidyman
- July 14, 1984
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...
Ernest Tidyman was a writer and producer who created the 'Shaft' books and won an Oscar for The French Connection. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, and died in London, England, UK.
- January 1, 1928
- July 14, 1984
Ernest Tidyman Biography (1928-1984) Born January 1, 1928, in Cleveland, OH; died of a perforated ulcer and othercomplications, July 14 (one source says July 15), 1984, in London, England; son of Benjamin (a journalist) and Catherine (Kascsak) Tidyman; married secondwife, Susan Katherine Gould (a writer), December 25, 1970 (divorced); married ...
Shaft is a 1970 detective novel by Ernest Tidyman. The novel debuted the character John Shaft and inspired both the 1971 film Shaft and its sequels. [1] [2]
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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.
