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Darryl Ponicsan (/ ˈ p ɒ n ɪ s ən /; born May 26, 1938) is an American writer. He is best known as the author of the 1970 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into the 1973 film of the same name starring Jack Nicholson.
Darryl Ponicsan ( / ˈpɒnɪsən /; born May 26, 1938) is an American writer. He is best known as the author of the 1970 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into the 1973 film of the same name starring Jack Nicholson.
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Last Flag Flying is a 2017 American war comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater with a screenplay by Linklater and Darryl Ponicsan, based upon the latter's 2005 novel of the same name.
- Tell me about your family and your life growing up? My parents ran a mom 'n pop auto parts store in Shenandoah, Pa., a coal mining town that was booming then.
- What is the most distinct memory of your mother and your father? My father and I used to take our own trash to the dump once a week and dump it into a deep pit.
- What challenges did you face at school and in the community? As I said, I was in a class of 22. There were no cliques. In Shenandoah I was a latchkey kid at a very early age, unheard of today, but the neighbors looked after us as we played in the streets.
- What values were stressed at home? My parents were laissez-faire. They seldom knew where I might be. Frugality, toughness—both emotionally and physically—a work ethic, and honesty were values instilled in us, more by example than preaching.
Darryl Ponicsan (pronounced PAHN-i-son; born May 26, 1938) is an American writer. He is best known as the author of the 1971 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into a 1973 movie starring Jack Nicholson; and for the 1973 novel and screenplay Cinderella Liberty, starring James Caan.
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The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby, from a screenplay by Robert Towne, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Darryl Ponicsan. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, and Carol Kane.
4 days ago · Darryl Ponicsan, who calls Bainbridge Island home much of the time, is the author of nine novels and a long list of screenplays that made it to film. He is best known for his novel The Last Detail (1971), adapted into a movie starring Jack Nicholson, and for the novel and screenplay Cinderella Liberty (1973), starring James Caan. In 2005 ...
