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Ernest Tidyman
(1928 - 1984)Ernest Ralph Tidyman took his first breath on Jan. 1, 1928, the son of a veteran police reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. At age 14, he dropped out of school and, concealing his youth, won his own police-reporting gig with the rival Cleveland News. Following a two-year stint in the U.S. Army, Tidyman returned to Cleveland and worked as an editor for The Plain Dealer before moving to such dailies as the New York Post and The New York Times.
Ernest Tidyman is best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film versions of Shaft and The French Connection. Tidyman was awarded an Academy Award for his screenplay adaptation of The French Connection.
Ernest Tidyman is best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film versions of Shaft and The French Connection. Tidyman was awarded an Academy Award for his screenplay adaptation of The French Connection.
Series
Shaft
1. Shaft (1971)
2. Shaft Among the Jews (1972)
3. Shaft's Big Score (1972)
4. Shaft Has a Ball (1973)
5. Goodbye, Mr. Shaft (1973)
6. Shaft's Carnival of Killers (1974)
7. Last Shaft (1975)
1. Shaft (1971)
2. Shaft Among the Jews (1972)
3. Shaft's Big Score (1972)
4. Shaft Has a Ball (1973)
5. Goodbye, Mr. Shaft (1973)
6. Shaft's Carnival of Killers (1974)
7. Last Shaft (1975)
Novels
The Anzio Death Trap (1968)
Flower Power (1969)
Absolute Zero (1971)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Dummy (1974)
Line of Duty (1974)
Starstruck (1975)
Power (1978)
Table Stakes (1978)
Big Bucks (1982)
Flower Power (1969)
Absolute Zero (1971)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Dummy (1974)
Line of Duty (1974)
Starstruck (1975)
Power (1978)
Table Stakes (1978)
Big Bucks (1982)
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