Born on this day – George V. Higgins:

George V. Higgins

Writer

November 13, 1939 – November 6, 1999

Credits:

Kennedy for the Defense (1981); Penance for Jerry Kennedy (1985); Defending Billy Ryan (1992); Sandra Nichols Found Dead (1996); The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1970); The Digger's Game (1973); Cogan's Trade (1974); A City on a Hill (1976); The Judgment of Deke Hunter (1978); Dreamland (1978); A Year or So with Edgar (1979); The Rat on Fire (1981); The Patriot Game (1982); Choice of Enemies (1983); Impostors (1986); Outlaws (1987); The Sins of the Fathers (1988); Trust (1989); Victories (1990); The Mandeville Talent (1991); Bomber's Law (1993); Swan Boats at Four (1995); A Change of Gravity (1997); The Agent (1999); At End of Day (2000); Old Earl Died Pulling Traps (1984); The Easiest Thing In the World (2004); The Friends of Richard Nixon (1976); Style Versus Substance (1984); Wonderful Years, Wonderful Years (1988); The Progress Of The Seasons (1989); On Writing (1990); Boston Noir 2 (2012).

Movies and television:

Killing Them Softly (2012); The Dick Cavett Show (1972); The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973); The South Bank Show (1988); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973).

On this day in movie history - The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

directed by Peter Yates,

written by Paul Monash,

based on the novel by George V. Higgins,

was released in the United States on June 27, 1973.

Music by Dave Grusin.

Cast:

Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan, Peter MacLean, Kevin O’Morrison, Marvin Lichterman, Carolyn Pickman, James Tolkan, Margaret Ladd, Matthew Cowles, Helena Carroll, Jack Kehoe, Jan Egleson, Jane House, Michael McCleery, Alan Koss, Dennis McMullen, Judith Ogden Cabot, Robert Anthony, Gustave Johnson, Sheldon Feldner, Ted Maynard, Lloyd Bremseth, Ben Lautman, Bobby Orr, Falko Schilling, Donald Warnock.

George V. Higgins, on writing:

 

Show the reader what the character thinks about,

and then the reader will think about it, too.
- George V. Higgins.
 

George V. Higgins, on writing:

 You cannot write well without data.

- George V. Higgins.

George V. Higgins, on writing:

 

The characters are telling you the story.

I'm not telling you the story, they're going to do it.
If I do it right, you will get the whole story.
 
- George V. Higgins.

On this day in movie history - Killing Them Softly (2012)

Killing Them Softly

directed and written by Andrew Dominik,

based on the novel Cogan's Trade by George V. Higgins,

was released in the United States on November 30, 2012.

Music by Marc Streitenfeld.

Cast:

Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, James Gandolfini, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta, Trevor Long, Max Casella, Sam Shepard, George Carroll, Linara Washington, Ross Brodar, Wade Allen, Christopher Berry, Kenneth Brown Jr., Mustafa Harris, Dared Wright, John McConnell, Bryan Billingsley, Shannon Brewer, Roger Pfeiffer, Joe Chrest.