# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ernest-tidyman
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:00:57.156Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ernest-tidyman"
name: "Ernest Tidyman"
slug: "ernest-tidyman"
description: "Ernest Ralph Tidyman was an American author and screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. His screenplay for The French Connection garnered him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as a Golden Globe Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and an Edgar Award. In 1971, he also co-wrote the screenplay for the film version of Shaft with John D. F. Black."
tagline: "Writer (1928–1984)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/ErnestTidymanImg.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1928-01-01"
deathDate: "1984-07-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump