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John Godey is a Book American born on 20 july 1912 at Brooklyn (USA)

John Godey

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Birth name Morton Freedgood
Nationality USA
Birth 20 july 1912 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 16 april 2006 (at 93 years) at West New York (USA)

John Godey est le nom de plume de Morton Freedgood, écrivain et scénariste américain né le 20 juillet 1912 à Brooklyn et mort le 16 avril 2006 à West New York dans le New Jersey.

Biography

Après des études à l’Université de New York, il travaille après la Seconde Guerre mondiale comme chargé de relations publiques pour l’industrie cinématographie, United Artists, 20th Century Fox et Paramount Pictures.

Il publie également quelques nouvelles dans Cosmopolitan, Esquire et Collier's Weekly.

Il écrit ses premiers romans en 1947, tout d’abord, Yankee Trader, signé Stanley Morton, puis The Gun and Mr. Smith, signé John Godey.

En 1967, il créée le personnage de Jack Albany, acteur minable que l’on retrouve dans A Thrill a Minute with Jack Albany et Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Kill Today. Dick Van Dyke l’interprètera à l’écran.

En 1973, il écrit son chef-d’œuvre The Taking of Pelham One Two Three racontant l’histoire d’un prise d’otages dans une rame de métro par une bande de gangsters. Ce roman sera adapté à trois reprises au cinéma et à la télévision.

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Filmography of John Godey (5 films)

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, 1h45
Directed by Tony Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Rail transport films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, Films about hijackings
Actors Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, Victor Gojcaj, Michael Rispoli
Roles Novel
Rating63% 3.199283.199283.199283.199283.19928
A man calling himself Ryder hijacks Pelham 123, a New York City Subway 6 train that departed from Pelham Bay Park station at 1:23 p.m. Ryder is accompanied by three other heavily armed men; Bashkim, Emri, and former train operator Phil Ramos. They uncouple the front car from the rest of the train and take the passengers hostage. MTA employee Walter Garber is working the Rail Control Center as a train dispatcher and receives a ransom call from Ryder, who demands $10 million in cash be paid within 60 minutes. Ryder warns that every minute past the deadline they force him to wait, he will execute a hostage.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, 1h40
Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Rail transport films, Dans un avion, Heist films, Films about hijackings
Actors Edward James Olmos, Vincent D'Onofrio, Donnie Wahlberg, Richard Schiff, Lorraine Bracco, Lisa Vidal
Roles Novel
Rating52% 2.6053852.6053852.6053852.6053852.605385
Edward James Olmos plays Detective Anthony Piscotti, a New York City police officer. He is trying to crack the taking of a subway train where the antagonists are holding the passengers for ransom.
Johnny Handsome, 1h34
Directed by Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Lance Henriksen, Scott Wilson, Forest Whitaker
Roles Author
Rating61% 3.052093.052093.052093.052093.05209
John Sedley is a man with a disfigured face, mocked by others as "Johnny Handsome." He and a friend are double-crossed by two accomplices in a crime, Sunny Boyd and her partner Rafe, and a judge sends Johnny to jail, where he vows to get even once he gets out.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, 1h44
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Rail transport films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, Films about hijackings
Actors Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Héctor Elizondo, Earl Hindman, Dick O'Neill
Roles Novel
Rating75% 3.7982953.7982953.7982953.7982953.798295
In New York City, four men armed with submachine guns and using code names (Mr. Blue, Mr. Green, Mr. Grey, and Mr. Brown), wearing similar trenchcoat, glasses and mustache disguises, board the Pelham 123 subway train at different station stops. The men take hostage seventeen passengers and the conductor, isolate them in the train's first car and then separate the car from the rest of the train.
Never a Dull Moment, 1h39
Directed by Jerry Paris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Children's films
Actors Dick Van Dyke, Edward G. Robinson, Dorothy Provine, Henry Silva, Joanna Moore, Tony Bill
Roles Book
Rating60% 3.0019253.0019253.0019253.0019253.001925
Second-rate actor Jack Albany (Dick Van Dyke) finds himself mistaken for fiendish killer Ace Williams and whisked off to master gangster Leo Smooth's (Edward G. Robinson) fortified mansion. He is forced to continue with the charade what with all the rough-looking hoods around, even when he finds he is to play a deadly role in the theft of the Van Gogh masterpiece "Field of Sunflowers". But at least there is lovely art teacher Sally (Dorothy Provine) who could become an ally — if she ever believes his story.