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  1. Nicholas Pileggi (/ p ɪ ˈ l ɛ dʒ i /, Italian: [piˈleddʒi]; born February 22, 1933) is an American author, producer and screenwriter. He wrote the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy and co-wrote the screenplay for Goodfellas , its 1990 film adaptation, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay .

  2. Nicholas Pileggi is a writer and producer of crime-based movies and TV shows, such as Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman. He was born in New York in 1933 and worked as a journalist for Associated Press and New York magazine.

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  4. Feb 3, 2013 · And the show has been a lifeline following the death of his beloved wife, Nora Ephron. Sun 3 Feb 2013 02.02 EST. N icholas Pileggi's office is at the back of a film lot in a suburb north of ...

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  5. Nicholas Pileggi is a crime journalist and screenwriter who wrote the books and scripts for Goodfellas, Casino and City Hall. He was born in New York in 1933 and married to Nora Ephron until her death in 2012.

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  6. Jan 1, 2001 · Nicholas Pileggi. Nicholas Pileggi is best known for writing the book Wiseguy, which he adapted into the movie Goodfellas, and for writing the book and screenplay Casino. The movie versions of both were co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese. Pileggi also wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film City Hall. He began his career as a journalist ...

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  7. Born. in New York, New York, The United States. February 22, 1933. Genre. Nonfiction, Entertainment, Journalism. edit data. Nicholas Pileggi is best known for writing the book Wiseguy, which he adapted into the movie Goodfellas, and for writing the book and screenplay Casino. The movie versions of both were co-written and directed by Martin ...

  8. Jan 20, 2017 · 20 January 2017. When Martin Scorsese read Nicholas Pileggi's gripping true story of small-time Mafioso Henry Hill he knew he’d hit movie gold. The result was GoodFellas. With the film's BFI re ...

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