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William P. McGivern is a Scriptwriter American born on 6 december 1918
William P. McGivern est un romancier américain, auteur de romans policiers et un scénariste de télévision et de cinéma, né le 6 décembre 1922 à Chicago, États-Unis et mort le 18 décembre 1982 à Palm Desert, Californie.
Il utilise plusieurs pseudonymes dont Bill Peters.
Dès 17 ans, il commence à écrire des nouvelles de science-fiction ou de suspense publiées dans les pulps comme Amazing Stories et dans les magazines comme The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly ou Cosmopolitan. Elles sont signées de son nom ou d’un de ses pseudonymes.
Il participe à la Seconde Guerre mondiale à partir de 1943. Il quitte l’infanterie en 1946 avec le grade de sergent-chef.
Après la guerre, il devient critique littéraire et reporter criminel pour le Philadelphia Evening Bulletin jusqu’en 1951.
En 1947, il épouse Maureen Daly , journaliste dans la mode et la publicité avec qui il publiera en 1958 Mention my Name in Monbasa : The Unscheduled of an American Family Abroad.
Son premier roman But Death Runs Faster publié en 1948 reçoit le prix Red Badge Prize.
Dans plusieurs de ses romans (A Shield for Murder, The Big Heat, Rogue Cop…), William P. McGivern aborde le thème de la corruption. Il abordera aussi fréquemment celui de la vengeance (The Big Heat, Rogue Cop, Reprisal, The Darkness Hour…).
Anthony Boucher, fondateur de la Mystery Writers of America dans une chronique publiée dans le New York Times lui attribue la paternité de la police procedural novel.
Dans les années 1960, il déménage à Los Angeles et écrit des scénarios pour la télévision et le cinéma, adaptations de ses romans, de romans d’autres auteurs comme Donald Hamilton ou œuvres originales.
En 1972, il publie son seul roman d’espionnage Caprifoil et en 1979, Soldiers of 44, livre retraçant la Bataille des Ardennes en 1944 inspiré de ses souvenirs de guerre.
Il est membre du Parti démocrate et antiraciste. Un des épisodes de la série Insight, Some Talk About Pool Rooms and Gin Mills a été sélectionné par la Marine américaine dans un programme d’aide à la compréhension et la coopération entre différents groupes raciaux. Il a reçu le prix du meilleur scénario pour son script Did He Who Made the Lamb Make Thee ? de la série Slattery's People consacré aux enfants martyrs aux États-Unis.
William P. McGivern a écrit 27 romans, plus de 300 nouvelles et une centaine de scénarios.
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William P. McGivern
Birth name William Peter McGivern
Nationality USA
Birth 6 december 1918
Death 18 november 1982 (at 63 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 6 december 1918
Death 18 november 1982 (at 63 years)
Il utilise plusieurs pseudonymes dont Bill Peters.
Biography
William P. McGivern grandit à Mobile, Alabama puis fait ses études à Birmingham.Dès 17 ans, il commence à écrire des nouvelles de science-fiction ou de suspense publiées dans les pulps comme Amazing Stories et dans les magazines comme The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly ou Cosmopolitan. Elles sont signées de son nom ou d’un de ses pseudonymes.
Il participe à la Seconde Guerre mondiale à partir de 1943. Il quitte l’infanterie en 1946 avec le grade de sergent-chef.
Après la guerre, il devient critique littéraire et reporter criminel pour le Philadelphia Evening Bulletin jusqu’en 1951.
En 1947, il épouse Maureen Daly , journaliste dans la mode et la publicité avec qui il publiera en 1958 Mention my Name in Monbasa : The Unscheduled of an American Family Abroad.
Son premier roman But Death Runs Faster publié en 1948 reçoit le prix Red Badge Prize.
Dans plusieurs de ses romans (A Shield for Murder, The Big Heat, Rogue Cop…), William P. McGivern aborde le thème de la corruption. Il abordera aussi fréquemment celui de la vengeance (The Big Heat, Rogue Cop, Reprisal, The Darkness Hour…).
Anthony Boucher, fondateur de la Mystery Writers of America dans une chronique publiée dans le New York Times lui attribue la paternité de la police procedural novel.
Dans les années 1960, il déménage à Los Angeles et écrit des scénarios pour la télévision et le cinéma, adaptations de ses romans, de romans d’autres auteurs comme Donald Hamilton ou œuvres originales.
En 1972, il publie son seul roman d’espionnage Caprifoil et en 1979, Soldiers of 44, livre retraçant la Bataille des Ardennes en 1944 inspiré de ses souvenirs de guerre.
Il est membre du Parti démocrate et antiraciste. Un des épisodes de la série Insight, Some Talk About Pool Rooms and Gin Mills a été sélectionné par la Marine américaine dans un programme d’aide à la compréhension et la coopération entre différents groupes raciaux. Il a reçu le prix du meilleur scénario pour son script Did He Who Made the Lamb Make Thee ? de la série Slattery's People consacré aux enfants martyrs aux États-Unis.
William P. McGivern a écrit 27 romans, plus de 300 nouvelles et une centaine de scénarios.
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Night of the Juggler (1980)
, 1h41Directed by Robert Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors James Brolin, Julie Carmen, Richard S. Castellano, Linda Miller, Cliff Gorman, Barton Heyman
Roles Novel
Rating65%
A former cop, played by James Brolin, aligns with a street smart young clerk from the New York City dog pound (Julie Carmen) on a harrowing search for his daughter who is kidnapped by a psychopath (Cliff Gorman) after being mistaken for a wealthy man's daughter. His search is met with obstacles as he runs afoul of the police in his pursuit, including a former corrupt colleague bent on revenge against him. Meanwhile, the kidnapper is just as prepared to kill anybody, including his young hostage, unless his colossal ransom demands are met.
Brannigan (1975)
, 1h51Directed by Douglas Hickox
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John Vernon, Ralph Meeker
Rating60%
Tough Chicago Police Lieutenant Jim Brannigan (John Wayne) is sent to London to extradite a notorious American gangster, Ben Larkin (John Vernon). Brannigan is assigned a local officer, Jennifer (Judy Geeson), to help while he is in London. But before Brannigan can collect his man, Larkin is kidnapped.
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
, 1h45Directed by Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate, Nigel Green, Nancy Kwan, Chuck Norris
Rating55%
Matt Helm is assigned by his secret agency, ICE, to bring down an evil count named Contini who is trying to collapse the world economy by stealing a billion dollars in gold.
, 1h42Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Stephen Boyd, Yvette Mimieux, Giovanna Ralli, Vito Scotti, J.G. Devlin, Arnold Moss
Roles Novel
Rating60%
During a bombing mission to Germany, wartime pilot Peter Churchman (Boyd) inadvertently destroys a French cathedral. To atone, after the war, Churchman and a crew of accomplices rob a number of banks, making sure the money goes to have the cathedral rebuilt.
A Choice of Killers (1967)
, 1h40Directed by Philippe Fourastié
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller
Themes La bande dessinée
Actors Bernard Gaston Jean Noël, Mario David, Robert Dalban, Guido Alberti
Roles Novel
Rating58%
I Saw What You Did (1965)
, 1h22Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Leif Erickson, Joyce Meadows, Patricia Breslin, John Archer
Rating61%
When two mischievous teens Libby (Andi Garrett) and Kit (Sara Lane) are home alone with Libby's younger sister Tess (Sharyl Locke), they amuse themselves by randomly dialing telephone numbers asking prank questions, telling whomever answers: "I saw what you did, and I know who you are." Libby places a call to Steve Marak (John Ireland), a man who has recently murdered his wife, Judith (Joyce Meadows) and disposed of her body in the woods. Believing he has been found out, he decides to track down the caller to silence her.
Nightmare in Chicago (1964)
, 1h21Directed by Robert Altman
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Andrew Duggan, Charles McGraw, Robert Ridgely, Michael Murphy, Carroll O'Connor, Ted Knight
Roles Novel
Rating64%
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
, 1h36Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about racism, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Robert Ryan, Ed Begley, Harry Belafonte, Gloria Grahame, Shelley Winters, Richard Bright
Roles Novel
Rating73%
David Burke (Ed Begley) is a former policeman who was ruined when he refused to cooperate with state crime investigators. He has asked hard-bitten, racist, ex-con Earl Slater (Robert Ryan) to help him rob an upstate bank, promising him $50,000 if the robbery is successful. Burke also recruits Johnny Ingram (Belafonte), a nightclub entertainer who doesn’t want the job but who is addicted to gambling and is in debt.
Hell on Frisco Bay (1956)
, 1h38Directed by Frank Tuttle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson, Joanne Dru, William Demarest, Jayne Mansfield, Paul Stewart
Roles Novel
Rating63%
After five years in San Quentin prison, former policeman Steve Rollins is released. Unjustly convicted of manslaughter in an arrested man's death, Steve is met by a friend from the force, Dan Bianco, and by wife Marcia, whom he shuns because she has been unfaithful to him.
Rogue Cop (1954)
, 1h29Directed by Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, George Raft, Steve Forrest, Anne Francis, Alan Hale Jr.
Roles Novel
Rating65%
Christopher Kelvaney is a crooked police officer who takes bribes and payoffs from criminals and other nefarious folk. His brother Eddie is a young member of the police force who is honest and loyal.
Shield for Murder (1954)
, 1h22Directed by Edmond O'Brien, Howard W. Koch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Marla English, Edmond O'Brien, John Agar, Emile Meyer, Carolyn Jones, Claude Akins
Roles Novel
Rating67%
Lieutenant Barney Nolan (Edmond O'Brien), a 16-year veteran of the police force, has had enough. In a secluded alley late one night, he fatally shoots a bookmaker in the back and steals the $25,000 he was carrying. He then claims the man was killed trying to escape custody. Sergeant Mark Brewster (John Agar), his friend and partner, believes him, as does the Captain of Detectives, Captain Gunnarson (Emile Meyer). However, newspaper reporter Cabot (Herbert Butterfield) suspects otherwise.
The Big Heat (1953)
, 1h30Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan
Roles Original Story
Rating78%
Homicide detective Sergeant Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford), is an honest cop who investigates the death of fellow officer Tom Duncan. It would seem to be an open-and-shut case, suicide brought on by ill health. Bannion is contacted by the late cop's mistress, Lucy Chapman (Dorothy Green), who claims it could not have been suicide. She says that the Duncans had a second home, which would not have been possible on his salary. Bannion visits Mrs. Duncan (Jeanette Nolan). He asks for particulars on the second home and she resents the implication. The next day, Bannion gets a dressing-down by Lieutenant Ted Wilks (Willis Bouchey), who is under pressure from "upstairs" to close the case.