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 film version of Shaft with John D.F. Black in 1971. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... John Shaft is a fictional character created by screenwriter/novelist Ernest Tidyman as a sort of African-American answer to Ian Flemings James Bond. ... Shaft is a 1971 film used as a model for blaxploitation films, but many debate whether it actually falls under the category of blaxploitation itself (it has more elements of film noir). ... John D.F. Black is a writer of television and movies. ... See also: 1970 in film 1971 1972 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ...

His screenplay for The French Connection garnered him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as a Golden Globe Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and an Edgar Award. The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States. ... The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ...

He also wrote the screenplay for the 1973 film High Plains Drifter, which was directed by Clint Eastwood, who was also it's star. Tidyman also wrote the sequel to Shaft, the less successful Shaft's Big Score which appeared in theaters in 1972. // Events The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. ... High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Western film starring and directed by Clint Eastwood, wherein he plays a character clearly influenced by the Man with No Name from Sergio Leones A Fistful of Dollars and its sequels. ... Clint Eastwood (born Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Shafts Big Score, released in 1972, is the second film in the trilogy in which actor Richard Roundtree starred as the private-eye, John Shaft. ... // Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli The Hospital Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Academy Awards Best Picture...

In 1974, he published Dummy, a novel based on the true story of a deaf-mute murderer. See also: 1973 in literature, other events of 1974, 1975 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

Thereafter, Tidyman never attained the kind of success he enjoyed with The French Connection and the Shaft series, although he had a high note in 1980 with his teleplay for the TV movie Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (which he also had a hand in producing), which garnered him an Emmy nomination. For creating the Shaft books, he became one of the few white individuals to win an NAACP Image Award. // Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London. ... An Emmy Award. ...

In 1982, he married former Motown soul singer Chris Clark, who had co-written the screenplay for Lady Sings the Blues (1972). He died two years later from a perforated ulcer. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 45 single label for Chris Clarks Do Right Baby Do Right. This article is about the soul singer. ... Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 biographical film which tells the story of blues singer Billie Holliday. ...

Filmography

• The French Connection (1971)
• High Plains Drifter (1973)