Morton Freedgood
Morton Freedgood (born 1913 in Brooklyn , New York , NY , USA ; † April 16, 2006 in West New York , New York) was an American author and writer .
Freedgood started writing at a young age. By the 1940s he had published several articles and short stories in Cosmopolitan , Collier’s , Esquire and others . During this time he worked full-time for the film industry in New York. He held several public relations positions for United Artists , 20th Century Fox , Paramount, and other companies before moving into writing.
His novel The Wall-to-Wall Trap was published under his name in 1957. He then adopted the pseudonym John Godey, the name of the editor of a 19th century women's magazine, to distinguish his crime novels from the serious writings.
Other books by him include A Thrill a Minute With Jack Albany , Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Kill Today and The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome .
His bestseller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three from 1973 was translated into German in the same year under the title Departure Pelham 1:23 p.m. and in 1974 under the German title Stops die Todesfahrt der U-Bahn 123 with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw in filmed the main roles .
Film adaptations
- 1968: How do you steal a painting? ( Never a Dull Moment )
- 1974: stops the deadly journey of subway 123
- 1988: Johnny Handsome - The beautiful Johnny
- 1998: Pelham Bay Park ( The Taking of Pelham One Two Three )
- 2009: The hijacking of the Pelham 123 subway
Web links
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three at Wikipedia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Freedgood, Morton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Godey, John (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York , NY , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 2006 |
| Place of death | West New York , New York |