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Green Book is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly.Starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, the film is inspired by the true story of a 1962 tour of the Deep South by African-American pianist Don Shirley and Italian-American bouncer and later actor Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard.
Jim in Mark Twain's 1884 book the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [63] and its adaptations. A recurring archetype in Stephen King's novels as well as some adaptations of his work: Dick Hallorann in The Shining (1977) novel, the 1980 film adaptation (Scatman Crothers), and the 1997 TV miniseries (Melvin Van Peebles) [1]
The choice of Peter Farrelly's period drama "Green Book" as this year's Best Picture in the eight-film Oscars race has provoked considerable controversy.
He also co-wrote the book Shut Up and Eat! (2005). His life in the early 1960s, when he was the driver and bodyguard for the black classical pianist Don Shirley, was dramatized in the 2018 film Green Book, in which he was portrayed by Viggo Mortensen. [1] The film won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. [2]
1. Sherlock Holmes. One of literature's greatest detectives, Sherlock Holmes, was modeled after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's medical school teacher, Dr. Joseph Bell.
Nicholas Anthony Vallelonga (born September 13, 1959) [1] is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for co-writing and producing the film Green Book, for which he received two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture. [2]
Theater lovers and movie goers alike have been counting down the days until the film adaptation of Broadway’s Wicked premieres. Wicked made its stage debut in 2003, with Idina Menzel and Kristin ...
The Negro Motorist Green Book (also, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, or Green-Book) was a guidebook for African American roadtrippers. It was founded by Victor Hugo Green , an African American postal worker from New York City, and was published annually from 1936 to 1966.