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Ernest Tidyman

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born

January 01, 1928 in Cleveland, The United States

died

July 14, 1984

gender

male

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, screenplays, Nonfiction

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Ernest Ralph Tidyman took his first breath on Jan. 1, 1928, the son of a veteran police reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. At age 14, he dropped out of school and, concealing his youth, won his own police-reporting gig with the rival Cleveland News. Following a two-year stint in the U.S. Army, Tidyman returned to Cleveland and worked as an editor for The Plain Dealer before moving to such dailies as the New York Post and The New York Times.

Ernest Tidyman is best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film versions of Shaft and The French Connection. Tidyman was awarded an Academy Award for his screenplay adaptation of The French Connection.

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Books by Ernest Tidyman

Average rating: 3.16 · 99 ratings · 20 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Shaft 3.21 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1970 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Shaft Among the Jews 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1972 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Dummy 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	High Plains Drifter 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1973	My rating:
	Shaft's Carnival of Killers 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Shaft Has A Ball 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1973	My rating:
	Shaft's Big Score 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Goodbye, Mr. Shaft 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Last Shaft 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1977	My rating:
	Big Bucks 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1983 — 2 editions	My rating: