Robin Moore
Robin Moore (actually Robert Lowell Moore, Jr .; born October 31, 1925 in Concord , Massachusetts , † February 21, 2008 in Hopkinsville , Kentucky ) was an American author and screenwriter .
Life
Moore's best-known novel, The French Connection, is about the work of two undercover agents for the New York City Drug Department . It was made into a film by director William Friedkin in 1971 under the title French Connection - Focal Point Brooklyn and was awarded five Academy Awards. He also wrote the template for the war film The Green Devils by and with John Wayne , for whose research he successfully completed a special forces qualification course with the US Army and then with a special permit in the ranks of the Special Forces , the so-called "Green Berets" , fought in Vietnam . He was also the winner of the Golden Raspberry 1982 for the worst screenplay of the year.
Bibliography (excerpt)
- Bitter Sugar (The devil to pay, 1961)
- The green berets
- The temptation of the green devil
- Heroin CIF New York (The French Connection)
- A Life For Hell (Mafia Wife)
- Uranium Connection (The Moscow Connection)
Filmography
Scripts
- 1972 - Hot Pants Holiday
- 1981 - Inchon
Films based on books by Moore
- 1968 - The Green Berets ( The Green Berets )
- 1971 - French Connection - Focal Point Brooklyn ( The French Connection )
- 1975 - The Happy Hooker
Web links
- Literature by and about Robin Moore in the catalog of the German National Library
- Robin Moore in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moore, Robin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moore, Robert Lowell junior (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Concord , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2008 |
| Place of death | Hopkinsville , Kentucky |