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The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source (usually a novel or play). See also the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, a similar award for screenplays that are not adapted from elsewhere. Following is a listing of people who have won the award. This award started with the name Best Writing, Adaptation. Academy Awar ...

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The caper story is a subgenre of crime fiction. The typical caper story involves one or more crimes (especially thefts, swindles, or occasionally kidnappings) perpetrated by the main characters in full view of the reader. The actions of police or detectives attempting to prevent or solve the crimes may also be chronicled, but are not the main focus of the story. The caper story is distinguished from the straight crime story by elements of humor, adventure, or unusual cleverness or audacity. For instance, the Dortmunder stories ...

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Block's most famous creation, the ever-evolving Matthew Scudder, was introduced in 1976's The Sins of the Fathers as an alcoholic ex-cop working as an unlicensed private investigator in Hell's Kitchen. Originally published as paperbacks, the early novels are interchangeable; the second and third entries — In the Midst of Death (1976) and Time to Murder and Create (1977) — were written in the opposite order. 1982's Eight Million Ways to Die (filmed in 1988 by Hal Ashby, with unpopular results) breaks from that ...

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The name Parker may refer to: Alan Parker Alton B. Parker Arthur C. Parker Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde Camilla Parker Bowles (now Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall) Cameron Parker Charles Parker (numerous people share this name) Charlie Parker Claire Parker (see Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker) Clifton Parker Colonel Tom Parker Cynthia Ann Parker Daniel Parker Dave Parker (numerous people share this ...

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The New Twilight Zone debuted the night of September 27, 1985 to a generally warm reception: it would win its Friday-night time slot four of its first five weeks. Episodes featured adaptations of stories by Greg Bear, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison and Stephen King. A new batch of scripts was supplemented with remakes of classic Twilight Zones like Dead Man’s Shoes, Shadow Play and Night of the Meek. Though the production crew was convinced that they were making all of the right decisions, ratings bega ...

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Caper story - Fiction. The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry — two kidnappers find that the little boy they're holding for ransom is more dangerous than the law early stories of the Saint by Leslie Charteris The Taking of Pelham One-Two-Three by John Godey — a subway car is hijacked and held for ransom the Modesty Blaise stories of Peter O'Donnell The Light of Day by Eric Ambler (filmed as Topkapi) novels by John Boland such a ...

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Frears' second Hollywood production opened to warm reviews in specialized magazines, but was generally considered less successful than his previous feature film, Dangerous Liaisons. According to critics, one of The Grifters' major achievements lies in Anjelica Huston's performance as Lilly Dillon, which granted her a third Oscar nomination. Annette Bening was also nominated for her work as Myra Langtry. John Cusack stars as Roy Dillon, Lilly's son. Supporting performances include Henry Jones as Mr. Simms and Pat Hingle as Bobo. The film also features cameo appearances by J.T ...

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For the 1930/31 production year the award was again subdivided, and this one was once again Best Writing, Adaptation. 1930/1931 Cimarron - Howard Estabrook from the novel by Edna Ferber The Criminal Code - Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo Jr. from a play by Martin Flavin Holiday - Horace Jackson from the play by Philip Barry Little Caesar - Francis Edward Faragoli, Robert N. Lee, Robert Lord, Darryl F. Zanuck from the novel by William R. Burnett Skippy - Jo ...

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Porter is a smart career criminal who is betrayed by his criminal partner, and Porter's wife, after they steal $140,000 from the Chinese mafia. They shoot Porter, and his partner takes the entirety of the heist money. The two leave Porter to die, but he survives without them knowing. After a long recovery he returns to get "payback," mainly revolving around the return of his share of the money stolen from the Chinese mafia. During Porter's recovery, his partner Val has joined a powerful criminal organization (using $130,000 of the hei ...

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Besides Scudder and Rhodenbarr, Block has written eight novels about Evan Tanner, an adventurer and accidental revolutionary who, as a result of an injury sustained in the Korean War, cannot sleep. All but the last of these were published in the 60's and early 70's (beginning with 1966's The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep), while the most recent, 1998's Tanner on Ice, revived the character after a nearly a thirty-year hiatus. Two episodic novels (Hit Man and Hit List) rework and combine a series of stories about Keller, a lonely, wistful hitman who originally appeared as a semi-regu ...

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From 1974 the Category was renamed Screenplay Adapted From Other Material: 1974 The Godfather, Part II - Francis Coppola, Mario Puzo from the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz - Lionel Chetwynd, Mordecai Richler from the book by Mordecai Richler Lenny - Julian Barry from his play Murder on the Orient Express - Paul Dehn from the novel by Agatha Christie Young Frankenstein - Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks from the novel Frankenstei ...

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For 1956 the Category was renamed Screenplay--Adapted: 1956 Around the World in Eighty Days - John Farrow, S. J. Perelman, James Poe from the novel by Jules Verne Baby Doll - Tennessee Williams from his one act plays Twenty-seven Wagons Full of Cotton and The Unsatisfactory Supper Friendly Persuasion - Michael Wilson from the novel by Jessamyn West Note: Originally was ineligible due to Academy bylaws Giant - Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat from the novel by Edna Ferber ...

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The Grifters was nominated in 1990 for four Academy Awards: Best Director (Stephen Frears) Best Actress in a Leading Role (Anjelica Huston) Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Annette Bening) Best Adapted Screenplay (Donald E. Westlake) It lost in all categories. Some magazines remarked that Elmer Bernstein might have deserved a nomination for his original score. The actresses were also nominated for a few notable international prizes, including the BAFTA (Bening) and the Gol ...

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Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Lawrence Block attended Antioch College, but left before graduating. His earliest work, published pseudonymously in the 1950's, was mostly in the porn paperback industry, an apprenticeship he shared with fellow mystery author Donald E. Westlake. The first of his "own" work to appear was the 1957 story "You Can't Lose." He has since published more than fifty novels and more than a hundred short storie ...

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