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. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film version of Shaft with John D.F. Black in 1971.
Tidyman's father was a journalist at the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He began his career as a copyboy in Cleveland when he was fourteen, having dropped out of school in grade seven. He worked as a journalist for the next two decades in a number of cities, including a stint as editor of Diners Club magazine, and writing for The New York Times (1960–66), The New York Post (1957-60), male magazines and black newspapers. In 1968 he wrote his first novel, Flower Power about hippies. He then decided to write about a black detective, Shaft.
2 ... The reason ... Eastwood and Bruce Surtees, his go-to cinematographer through the mid-’80s, fill the eerie, atmospheric film — written by Shaft creator Ernest Tidyman — with haunting images, particular as the protagonist’s true intentions become clear.
Based on a pulp novel by The New York Times reporter-turned novelist Ernest Tidyman, a white man, Shaft was written in the hard-boiled, Sam Spade-type detective style.
The longtime film and television actor, who passed last week at 81 of pancreatic cancer, had his major screen debut in the epic 1971 film “Shaft.” When MGM initially optioned the 1970 Ernest Tidyman ...
Based on a pulp novel by The New York Times reporter-turned novelist Ernest Tidyman, a White man, Shaft was written in the hard-boiled, Sam Spade-type detective style.
Featuring an Oscar-winning, iconic movie theme song by Isaac Hayes, the original adaptation of Ernest Tidyman’s crime novel, Shaft, spawned two direct sequels — 1972’s Shaft’s ...
Manhattan, 1971. Noise. Grime... first with “Shaft,” then in a supporting role in the 1977ABC-TV miniseries “Roots.” If MGM had its way, Shaft — created by novelist Ernest Tidyman, who co-wrote the 1971 screenplay — would’ve gone to a white actor ... .
Richard Roundtree, the star of the 1970s 'Shaft' film franchise, died Tuesday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81 ... 'Shaft' was adapted by Ernest Tidyman and JohnD.F.Black from Tidyman’s novel ... Samuel L ... I didn’t want to be The Mack.
Richard Roundtree, the star of the 1970s "Shaft" film franchise, died Tuesday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81 ... "Shaft" was adapted by Ernest Tidyman and JohnD.F.Black from Tidyman's novel ... 'That's me!'" ... Samuel L ... "It was scary ... .
When it comes to trailblazers in the world of movies, Richard Roundtree ranks pretty high on the list ... He then hit the big time when he was cast as the lead of 1971’s Shaft, a film adaptation of the same-named novel by Ernest Tidyman ... .
He was 81 years old ... “And men have this cavalier attitude about health issues ... It was in 1971 that Roundtree starred in director Gordon Parks’ blaxploitation action-thriller Shaft, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Ernest Tidyman.
Richard Roundtree, who played the title role in several Shaft movies, has died. He was 81 ... “Shaft,” released in 1971, was adapted from a 1970 Ernest Tidyman novel of the same name. It was Roundtree’s first film ... Samuel L ... .
He was 81. His manager, Patrick McMinn, said the cause was pancreatic cancer, which had been diagnosed two months ago ...Cierna ... The Shaft character, created by Ernest Tidyman in a series of 1970s novels, endured — with Hollywood alterations ... .
D’Antoni and Friedkin burned through two screenwriters before hooking up with New York Times reporter Ernest Tidyman, who was also the author of Shaft. Tidyman’s screenplay became the working script, ...
Here’s a list of Blaxploitation films you should watch if you loved “They Cloned Tyrone.”. “Shaft” (Photo credit. Getty Images). 1. “Shaft” (1971) ... The film was directed by Gordon Parks with Ernest Tidyman penning the screenplay ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8.
The Philadelphia Tribune
03 Nov 2023
The Philadelphia Tribune
03 Nov 2023