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John Stanley Joseph Wojtowicz (/ v ɔɪ ˈ t oʊ v ɪ tʃ /, voy-TOE-vitch; [1] March 9, 1945 – January 2, 2006) was an American bank robber whose story inspired the film Dog Day Afternoon. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
On August 22, 1972, John Wojtowicz, Salvatore Naturile and Robert Westenberg attempted to rob a branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank at 450 Avenue P in Gravesend, Brooklyn. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The robbers aimed to take the US$150,000–$200,000 (equivalent to $1.5 million in 2023) that they expected to be delivered at 3:30 p.m. that afternoon by an ...
The Dog (also known as Storyville: The Great Sex Addict Heist [1] [2]) is a 2013 documentary film co-written and co-directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren, about the real-life story of bisexual bank robber John Wojtowicz that inspired the 1975 Al Pacino movie Dog Day Afternoon about his August 1972 attempted heist and 14-hour televised hostage situation in Brooklyn to pay for his lover's ...
Released in 1975, it starred Al Pacino as Wojtowicz (called "Sonny Wortzik" in the film) and John Cazale, Pacino's co-star in The Godfather (1972), as Naturile. In 1975, Wojtowicz wrote a letter to The New York Times expressing concern that people would believe the film version of the events, which he said was only "30% accurate". Among other ...
Elizabeth Debbie Eden (born August 19, 1946 – September 29, 1987) was an American transgender woman whose husband, John Wojtowicz, attempted a bank robbery, allegedly to pay for her sex reassignment surgery.
The Polish-language surname Wójtowicz or Wojtowicz may refer to: House of Wojtowicz; John Wojtowicz (1945-2006), American bankrobber; Tomasz Wójtowicz (volleyball player) (1953–2022), Polish volleyball player; Tomasz Wójtowicz (footballer) (2003–), Polish football player; Rudolf Wojtowicz (born 1956), Polish football player
John Wojtowicz: New York Jets: G — 1982 Brian Franco: Philadelphia Eagles: K — 1983 Dave Opfar: Pittsburgh Steelers: DT — 1985 John Walter: Kansas City Chiefs: TE — 1986 Dean Dimido: Green Bay Packers: TE — 1987 David Clark: Buffalo Bills: RB — Duffy Cobbs: New England Patriots: DB — Mitch Frerotte: Buffalo Bills: G — Ray Isom ...
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