Ernest Tidyman
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Ernest Tidyman was an American author and screenwriter best known for creating the character Shaft and writing the Oscar-winning screenplay for the film adaptation of "The French Connection."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ernest Tidyman canonical | 3 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Edgar Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | The French Connection (screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Robin Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | William Friedkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | John Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
crime thriller films
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urban detective fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | blaxploitation cinema (through Shaft) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating the character Shaft
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writing the Oscar-winning screenplay for The French Connection ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Shaft
NERFINISHED
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Shaft (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaft Among the Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaft Has a Ball ⓘ Shaft’s Big Score! NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaft’s Carnival of Killers NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaft’s Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ The French Connection (screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| screenplayFor |
High Plains Drifter
NERFINISHED
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Shaft (1971 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaft’s Big Score! (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The French Connection (1971 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteSeries | Shaft novel series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Buddy Russo