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Jimmy Breslin

Born October 17, 1930 · Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died March 19, 2017 · aged 86

James Earle Breslin was an American journalist and author. Until the time of his death, he wrote a column for the New York Daily News Sunday edition. He wrote numerous novels, and columns of his appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City.

Known For

Summer of SamSummer of Sam · 1999
Summer of Sam
★ 6.51999
MovieCrimeDrama
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight · 1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
★ 5.21971
MovieComedyCrime
A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.
I Go PogoI Go Pogo · 1980
I Go Pogo
★ 4.01980
MovieAnimationComedy
Pogo Possum is finagled into running for President of the United States in this stop motion animated film.
The NeighborhoodThe Neighborhood · 1982
The Neighborhood
★ 7.01982
MovieTV MovieDrama
A neighborhood in Brooklyn reacts to the first black families moving into the community.
If Ever I See You AgainIf Ever I See You Again · 1978
If Ever I See You Again
★ 6.71978
MovieRomanceDrama
Bob Morrison, a successful composer of TV commercial jingles, is unhappy with his lack of creative freedom in developing the definitive dog-food song. Frustrated, he heads out to Hollywood to score a movie. While in California he establishes contact with an old girlfriend.
Porn King: The Trials Of Al GoldsteinPorn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein · 2005
Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein
★ 5.02005
MovieDocumentary
Al Goldstein, the controversial adult magazine publisher, is up against the odds as he takes on the D.A., the press and an even larger nightmare: irrelevancy all in a little courthouse in Brooklyn.
Norman Mailer vs. Fun CityNorman Mailer vs. Fun City · 1970
Norman Mailer vs. Fun City
1970
MovieDocumentary
Dick Fontaine documents Norman Mailer’s 1969 bid for the Mayor’s office in New York City. Accompanied by his running mate, Jimmy Breslin, Mailer charismatically works the press and the public with a provocative platform that ultimately fails.
The Single GuyThe Single Guy · 1995
The Single Guy
★ 5.81995
SeriesComedy

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