Richard Condon
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Film: Inventory:Inventory book excerpt: No, seriously, you're next! 15 movies where the crazies are right...the film goes downhill from that hilariously giddy moment onward. 11. Winter Kills (1979) Working from a novel by Richard Condon (The Manchurian Candidate, Prizzi's Honor), first-time director William Richert took a slantwise... In this article: Gregory Peck, Donnie Darko, God, Matthew McConaughey, Brad Pitt, Julianne Moore, John Lithgow, Bill Paxton, Jason Miller, and Mel Gibson |
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PopMatters | November 03, 2009
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (Review)
...he could do it companion-free), what the show's "frighten factor" is, and a detailed look on how closely the original Richard Condon novel The Manchurian Candidate translated into the realm of Doctor Who. The simple fact that they were...
In this article: Doctor, Doctor Who, Tom Baker, Gallifrey, Time Lord, Tardis, DVD, and The Matrix Revisited
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Emperor of America
For the self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States, see Emperor Norton Emperor of America is a novel by Richard Condon. It is a satire about an "Imperial Presidency", poking fun at Ronald Reagan. A nuclear device explodes in Washington...
In this article: Emperor of America, National Rifle Association, Ronald Reagan, White House, Washington, and United States
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Rossenarra House
...few years of his life and died there on 10 January 1941. The house was also for a time the home of the American author Richard Condon, famous for such works as The Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi's Honor. Condon lived in Rossenarra from...
In this article: Rossenarra House, Washington, James Hoban, John Lavery, The Manchurian Candidate, Mick Jagger, and Frank Sinatra
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Prizzi's Honor
...Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia and Anjelica Huston. The movie was adapted by Richard Condon and Janet Roach from Condon's novel. It was directed by John Huston. Its score, composed by Alex North, adapts the music of...
In this article: Prizzi's Honor, Jack Nicholson, Academy Award, John Huston, Anjelica Huston, Rudi Fehr, Gioachino Rossini, and Giacomo Puccini
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | October 11, 2009
Film: Scenic Routes:The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
...tossed out mid-film by The Manchurian Candidate, John Frankenheimer's 1962 adaptation of a political thriller by Richard Condon. So utterly wack is the scene in question that the recent Jonathan Demme remake not only jettisoned most of...
In this article: Janet Leigh, Frank Sinatra, The Manchurian Candidate, Psycho, John Frankenheimer, Jonathan Demme, Korean War, David Mamet, and Laurence Harvey
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Winter Kills (film)
Winter Kills is a 1979 film based on the novel by Richard Condon. The film is distinguished by having a high-powered cast, including John Huston, Toshiro Mifune, Sterling Hayden, Anthony Perkins, Elizabeth Taylor, Jeff Bridges, and Susan...
In this article: Winter Kills, William Richert, Leonard Goldberg, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Bankruptcy, American Film Institute, Newsweek, and Susan Walden
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Richard Condon
For the impresario see Richard Condon (impresario) Richard Thomas Condon (March 18, 1915 in New York City, New York - April 9, 1996 in Dallas, Texas), was a satirical and thriller novelist best known for conspiratorial books such as The...
In this article: Richard Thomas Condon, The Manchurian Candidate, Hollywood, New York City, DeWitt Clinton High School, Richard Nixon, United Artists, Prizzi's Honor, and Kilkenny, Ireland
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Stuff | April 27, 2009
Television's best films: April 28 - May 4
...as a Gulf war vet who's brainwashed into attempting to assassinate a presidential wannabe. Director Jonathan Demme has cleverly updated Richard Condon's novel so the enemy is no longer Communism but corporate totalitarianism but his execution...
In this article: TV3, Jesse James, Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond, Jim Morrison, George Clooney, Jurassic Park, Communism, and Totalitarianism
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New York Magazine: Politics | May 19, 2008
Pete Hamill Remembers the Last Hours of RFK -- New York Magazine
...public viewing after the killing of Jack Kennedy in 1963 (it would finally be rereleased in 1988). The story, based on a novel by Richard Condon, was about programming a man to assassinate a presidential candidate. Do you think it could...
In this article: Robert F. Kennedy, Jimmy Breslin, John Frankenheimer, California, Jack Newfield, Saint Patrick's Day, and Cheddar cheese
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www.washingtonpost.com | April 03, 2004
Lost-Memory Flicks: They Stick in the Mind
...memories of her dead son. Although source material for some of the latest round of memory films (by Philip K. Dick and Richard Condon, to name a few) was written years ago, and we've had such movies before ("Random Harvest" and...
In this article: Sandwich, Alzheimer's disease, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Penelope, Dementia, Odysseus, The Notebook, Kate Winslet, and Philip K. Dick
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Richard Thomas Condon (born March 18, 1915 in New York, New York; died April 9, 1996 in Dallas, Texas), was a satirical and thriller novelist best known for conspiratorial books such as The Manchurian Candidate.
After service in the United States Merchant Marine, Condon achieved moderate success as a Hollywood publicist, ad writer and Hollywood agent. Condon turned to writing in 1957. Employed by United Artists as an ad writer, he complained that he was wasting time in Hollywood and wished to write a novel. Without Condon's knowledge, his boss, Max E. Youngstein deducted amounts from his salary then fired him after a year giving him the amount of money he had deducted in the form of a Mexican bank account and the key to a house overlooking the ocean in Mexico. Youngstein told him to write his book. His second novel, The Manchurian Candidate (1959), featured a dedication to Youngstein. The movie made from it in 1962, made him famous. Prizzi's Honor (1982) was likewise made into a successful movie.
Condon's writing was known for its complex plotting, fascination with trivia, and loathing for those in power; at least two of his books featured thinly disguised versions of Richard Nixon. His characters tend to be driven by obsession, usually sexual or political, and by family loyalty. His plots often have elements of classical tragedy, with protagonists whose pride leads them to a place to destroy what they love. Some of his books, most notably Mile High (1969), are perhaps best described as secret history. And Then We Moved to Rossenara is a humorous autobiographical recounting of various places in the world where he had lived and his family's 1970s move to Rossenarra, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland.
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