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name: "Richard Condon"
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born: "18 March 1915"
died: "9 April 1996"
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# Richard Condon

Writer. Born 18 March 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 9 April 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 18 March 1915, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 9 April 1996
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q344955, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174410/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14724

## Biography

Richard Condon was an American novelist known for his satirical thrillers exploring political corruption and abuse of power. Born in New York City, he worked for two decades as a film publicist for studios including Walt Disney Productions and Twentieth Century-Fox before turning to writing at the age of 42.

His second novel, *The Manchurian Candidate* (1959), brought him international recognition and was adapted into a film in 1962. Condon wrote the novel *Prizzi's Honor* (1982) and co-wrote the screenplay for its 1985 film adaptation with Janet Roach; the screenplay earned a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award nomination. Other notable works include *Winter Kills* (1974) and the subsequent Prizzi novels *Prizzi's Family* (1986), *Prizzi's Glory* (1988) and *Prizzi's Money* (1994). He died in Dallas, Texas.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Prizzi's Honor* (1985), Fi1m 82, Screenplay, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/prizzis-honor.md)

## Also known for

- *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004), Novel
- *The Manchurian Candidate* (1962), Novel
- *Winter Kills* (1979), Novel

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