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Ernest Tidyman

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1928Born, Cleveland

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. His screenplay for The French Connection garnered him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as a Golden Globe Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and an Edgar Award. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1973 film High Plains Drifter, which was directed by Clint Eastwood, who was also its star. Tidyman also wrote the sequel to Shaft, Shaft's Big Score which…

Known for

The French ConnectionScreenplay

ShaftNovel

High Plains DrifterWriter

A Force of OneScreenplay

Shaft in AfricaCharacters

Filmography

All Writing Producing

2019ShaftNovelMovie

2000ShaftNovelMovie

1986Stark: Mirror ImageCharactersMovie

1985Brotherly LoveTeleplayMovie

1985StarkScreenplayMovie

1983Last Plane OutWriterMovie

1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryTeleplay · Co-ProducerMovie

1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryTeleplay · 2 episodes · Co-Producer · 2 episodesShow

1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesTeleplay · 2 episodes · Producer · 2 episodes · CreatorShow

1980PowerWriter · 2 episodesShow

1979A Force of OneScreenplay, StoryMovie

1979DummyWriter · ProducerMovie

1978To Kill a CopWriterMovie

1978To Kill a CopWriter · 2 episodes · CreatorShow

1976Street PeopleDialogue, WriterMovie

1975Report to the CommissionerScreenplayMovie

1973ShaftCreatorShow

1973Shaft in AfricaCharactersMovie

1973High Plains DrifterWriterMovie

1972Shaft's Big Score!Producer · WriterMovie

1971The French ConnectionScreenplayMovie

1971ShaftScreenplay, Novel · Executive ProducerMovie

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