Ernest Tidyman
American writer and screenwriter
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contribution to “The French Connection”
- In The French Connection
…Connection was adapted by writer Ernest Tidyman from a 1969 nonfiction book of the same name by Robin Moore; Moore’s book tells the story of a 1961 narcotics case. The character of Popeye was based on Eddie Egan, who played Simonson in the movie, and Cloudy was based on Sonny…
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