Ernest Tidyman
Writing · Screenplay · Novel · Executive Producer
Born Jan 1, 1928 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Active 1971–1984
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ernest Tidyman (January 1, 1928 - July 14, 1984) was a Cleveland-born American author and screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft.
Filmography
The French Connection (1971) — ScreenplayHigh Plains Drifter (1973) — WriterShaft (2019) — NovelShaft (2000) — NovelShaft (1971) — Screenplay · Novel · Executive ProducerShaft in Africa (1973) — CharactersShaft's Big Score! (1972) — Producer · WriterGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) — Teleplay · Producer · CreatorA Force of One (1979) — Screenplay · StoryReport to the Commissioner (1975) — ScreenplayDummy (1979) — Writer · ProducerStark: Mirror Image (1986) — CharactersShaft (1973) — CreatorTo Kill a Cop (1978) — Writer · CreatorBrotherly Love (1985) — TeleplayStreet People (1976) — Dialogue · WriterPower (1980) — WriterAlcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) — Teleplay · Co-ProducerAlcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) — Teleplay · Co-ProducerStark (1985) — ScreenplayLast Plane Out (1983) — WriterTo Kill a Cop (1978) — Writer