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Salvatore Anthony Grosso (July 21, 1930 – January 22, 2020), known as Sonny Grosso, was an American film producer, television producer, and NYPD detective, noted for his role in the case made famous in the book and film versions of the French Connection.
Jan 23, 2020 · Sonny Grosso, the true-blue New York City police detective who with his gung-ho partner made the record heroin bust that inspired the Oscar-winning film “The French Connection,” died on Jan. 22...
Jan 23, 2020 · Sonny Grosso was a New York City detective whose take down of a major heroin trafficking ring was the basis for the acclaimed 1971 film “The French Connection.” In 1961, Grosso...
Jan 23, 2020 · Former NYPD detective Sonny Grosso, whose police work with partner Eddie Egan was used as the plot for the classic 1971 cop flick “The French Connection,” died Wednesday. He was 89.
Sonny Grosso was a New York City police officer when his experiences with his partner Eddie Egan during the early 60s became the basis of the film The French Connection (1971).
Jan 23, 2020 · Sonny Grosso, an NYPD detective who, along with partner Eddie Egan, inspired William Friedkin's 1971 crime classic The French Connection, died yesterday in Manhattan following a long illness....
Jan 22, 2020 · Sonny Grosso, the larger-than-life NYPD detective whose fast-and-furious crime-busting with partner Eddie Egan became the basis of the 1971 hit “The French Connection,” died Wednesday, a...
Jan 25, 2020 · NEW YORK — Sonny Grosso, the larger-than-life NYPD detective whose fast-and-furious crime-busting with partner Eddie Egan became the basis of the 1971 hit movie “The French Connection,”...
Feb 14, 2020 · Sonny Grosso, who has died aged 89, was a New York detective whose seizure of a huge consignment of heroin inspired the Oscar-winning film The French Connection (1971), in which he was played...
Detective at the heart of the ‘French Connection’ heroin bust who was serenaded by Sinatra and lent his pistol to Al Pacino. Friday February 28 2020, 12.01am, The Times. Sonny Grosso,...
