Nicholas Pileggi - Wikipedia
Nicholas Pileggi is an American author and screenwriter. He wrote the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy and co-wrote the screenplay for Goodfellas, its 1990 film adaptation, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. See more
SpouseNora Ephron · (m. 1987; died 2012)GenreCrime fiction
Nicholas Pileggi - IMDb
Sep 15, 2018 · Nicholas Pileggi. Writer: Goodfellas. Nicholas Pileggi was born and raised in New York, the son of a shoe store owner. He worked as a journalist for Associated Press in the 1950s where he specialized in crime reporting.
Wiseguy (book) - Wikipedia
Wiseguy is a 1985 non-fiction book by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi that chronicles the life of Henry Hill, a Mafia associate turned informant. The book is the basis for the 1990 Oscar-winning film Goodfellas directed by Martin …
The real-life Wiseguy behind Scorsese's …
Jan 20, 2017 · I spoke to Italian-American author Nicholas Pileggi, who wrote Wiseguy, the bestseller which inspired GoodFellas. Scorsese read Pileggi’s book, and loved it, and …
From shoe-leather reporter to Mob movie …
Mar 11, 2020 · Nick Pileggi is the author and screenwriter of Goodfellas and Casino, two classic films based on his books about real-life mobsters. Learn how he became a journalist, …
Nicholas Pileggi - Biography - IMDb
Nicholas Pileggi is a crime journalist and screenwriter who wrote the books and scripts for Goodfellas, Casino and City Hall. He was born in New York in 1933 and married to Nora Ephron until her death in 2012.
Nicholas Pileggi (Author of Wiseguy) - Goodreads
Nicholas Pileggi is best known for writing the book Wiseguy, which he adapted into the movie Goodfellas, and for writing the book and screenplay Casino. The movie versions of both were co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese. …
Goodfellas - Wikipedia
Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American biographical gangster film [5] directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler. It is a film adaptation of Pileggi's 1985 …
‘We’d Meet in Secret Places the FBI Didn’t Know About ... - VICE
Jan 24, 2017 · The author of Wiseguy and the screenwriter of Goodfellas and Casino talks about his lifelong fascination with the mob and his friendship with Henry Hill. He reveals how he …
Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi - Goodreads
Jan 1, 1985 · Nicholas Pileggi's non fiction book, Wiseguy, is the basis for the film, GoodFellas, directed by Martin Scorsese (1990). It's the true story of Henry Hill, a member of the Lucchese organised crime family in New York.
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