Ernest Tidyman
Writing · Screenplay · Novel · Executive Producer
Born Jan 1, 1928 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Active 1971–1984 · Awards: Writers Guild of America Award, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Edgar Awards
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) - Novel · Screenplay · Executive ProducerShaft's Big Score! (1972) - Producer · WriterShaft in Africa (1973) - CharactersGuyana 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) - Co-Producer · TeleplayStark (1985) - ScreenplayLast Plane Out (1983) - WriterTo Kill a Cop (1978) - Writer