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Mar 2, 2018 · When New York Times crime reporter Ernest Tidyman first adapted The French Connection, no one would touch the script. So Friedkin, producer Phil D’Antoni, and Tidyman decided to put a car chase in it.
Ernest Tidyman Productions was changed to Ernest Tidyman International, Ltd., in 1971 and back to Ernest Tidyman Productions in 1979. Tidyman also established Shaft Productions in 1972 to handle Shaft 's sequels, Pilgrim Productions to handle Big Bucks, and Family Trouble Productions to produce an unmade film Family Trouble. [11]
Jan 7, 1991 · Amazing that Parks didn’t notice his ghost cohort, Ernest Tidyman, walk up to the stage a few minutes later to claim the award for writing “The French Connection.”
Jun 16, 2024 · The French Connection was adapted by writer Ernest Tidyman from a 1969 nonfiction book of the same name by Robin Moore; Moore’s book tells the story of a 1961 narcotics case. The character of Popeye was based on Eddie Egan, who played Simonson in the movie, and Cloudy was based on Sonny Grosso, who played federal agent Klein.
- Pat Bauer
Ernest Tidyman Productions was changed to Ernest Tidyman International, Ltd., in 1971 and back to Ernest Tidyman Productions in 1979. Tidyman also established Shaft Productions in 1972 to handle Shaft 's sequels, Pilgrim Productions to handle Big Bucks , and Family Trouble Productions to produce an unmade film Family Trouble .
“The French Connection” won five Academy Awards in 1972, including Best Film. It also scored statuettes for Best Director for Friedkin, Adapted Screenplay for Ernest Tidyman, as well as Actor in a Leading Role for Gene Hackman as the hard-nosed New York detective Popeye Doyle.
Ernest Tidyman was born on January 1, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The French Connection (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973) and Shaft (2019). He was married to Chris Clark and Susan Gould. He died on July 14, 1984 in London, England, UK.
