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The Executioner's Song (1979) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events related to the execution of Gary Gilmore for murder by the state of Utah. The title of the book may be a play on "The Lord High Executioner's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado.
- Norman Mailer
- 1979
The Executioner's Song is a 1982 American made-for-television biographical crime drama film. It is a film adaptation of Norman Mailer's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller from a screenplay by Mailer.
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Oct 30, 1979 · The Executioner's Song tells the story of Gary Mark Gilmore, a lowlife thug who'd spent over half his life in prison before ruthlessly murdering two men while on parole. Instead of fighting his conviction on appeal, Gilmore forced the State of Utah's hand, essentially daring them to execute him.
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Nov 28, 1982 · A 1982 biographical crime drama based on the book by Norman Mailer, starring Tommy Lee Jones as Gary Gilmore, a murderer who was executed by firing squad in 1977. The movie won two Primetime Emmys and features Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach and Jordan Clarke.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Lawrence Schiller
- 1982-11-28
May 8, 2012 · Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, The Executioner's Song follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous after he robbed two men in 1976 and killed them in cold blood.
- Norman Mailer
- $22.99
- Grand Central Publishing
May 8, 2012 · The Executioner's Song Kindle Edition. by Norman Mailer (Author), Dave Eggers (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.2 1,843 ratings. See all formats and editions. Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prize-winning and unforgettable classic about convicted killer Gary Gilmore now in a brand-new edition.
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The Executioner's Song. In this fact-based film, Gary Gilmore (Tommy Lee Jones), an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah....
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