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Jan 29, 2021 · Don Shirley and Tony Lip: The True Story Behind Their Friendship. The film 'Green Book' is based on a real-life road trip taken by Black pianist Don Shirley and white bouncer Tony...
Nov 19, 2018 · Yes. A fact-check of Green Book reveals that, in this case, the movie is honest in its portrayal of Lip. According to Lip's son, Nick Vallelonga, Lip had indeed been racist before his trip with musician Don Shirley, attributing it to growing up on the Italian-American streets of the Bronx.
Nov 26, 2018 · The Real-Life Story of Dr. Don Shirley. The true history that inspired Peter Farrelly’s Green Book, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen. By Julie Miller.
Nov 26, 2018 · Don Shirley, then, did really go on a road trip with Tony Lip in 1962. The True Stories Behind The Green Book. As is shown in the film The Green Book, Shirley met Lip through his work as a New York City bouncer. The two did have to use the Green Book to find hotels where they’d be allowed to stay.
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When the trio set out on another tour later that year, Shirley hired a white driver, a gregarious Italian-American bouncer known as Tony Lip, to handle problems that might arise in the...
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Feb 24, 2019 · The passengers of Farrelly’s theatrical vehicle are acclaimed pianist Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Frank Anthony Vallelonga, who is affectionately referred to as Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) for his gift of gab.
Feb 23, 2019 · Were the Real Tony Lip and Don Shirley Actually Friends? Tony Lip (real name Tony Vallelonga, pictured above left in 2005) and Don Shirley (pictured above right, in a portrait...
