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John Resko was born on 16 February 1911 in New York, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Convicts 4 (1962), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) and Here's Hollywood (1960). He died on 10 March 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- February 16, 1911
- March 10, 1991
Convicts 4, also known as Reprieve, is a 1962 American neo noir crime film starring Ben Gazzara and directed by Millard Kaufman. [1] [2] [3] The film is a fictionalized version of the life of death row convict John Resko, who wrote his autobiography: Reprieve .
John Resko. 4.50. 6 ratings2 reviews. 284 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1956. Book details & editions.
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With Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Ray Walston, Vincent Price. After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko (Ben Gazzara) is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora Prison where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.
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- 1963-02-07
The New Yorker, October 18, 1952 P. 103. REPORTER AT LARGE about John Resko, a murderer who was released from Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York, after serving 19 years of a life sentence. A...
Synopsis. During the Great Depression, John Resko kills a storekeeper for trying to prevent him from taking a toy for his infant child. As he awaits execution at Sing Sing, his sentence is commuted to life imprisonment, and he is transferred to Dannemora Prison.
John Resko. Author. After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.
