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Isola (fictional City)
The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions. Setting The series is based on the work of the police detective squad of the 87th Precinct in the central district of Isola, a large fictional city obviously based on New York City. Isola is the name of the central district of the city (it fulfills the role of the borough of Manhattan within New York City). Other districts in McBain's fictionalized version of New York broadly correspond to NYC's other four boroughs, Calm's Point standing in for Brooklyn, Majesta representing Queens, Riverhead substituting for the Bronx, and Bethtown for Staten Island. The books feature a large ensemble cast, often but not always centered on about half a dozen police detectives and other supporting characters. Detective Steve Carella was a major c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed McBain
Evan Hunter, born Salvatore Albert Lombino,(October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author and screenwriter best known for his 87th Precinct novels, written under his Ed McBain pen name, and the novel upon which the film ''Blackboard Jungle'' was based. Hunter, who legally adopted that name in 1952, also used the pen names John Abbott, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten, among others. His 87th Precinct novels have become staples of the police procedural genre. Life Early life Salvatore Lombino was born and raised in New York City. He lived in East Harlem until age 12, when his family moved to the Bronx. He attended Olinville Junior High School (later Richard R. Green Middle School #113), then Evander Childs High School (now Evander Childs Educational Campus), before winning an Art Students League scholarship. Later, he was admitted as an art student at Cooper Union. Lombino served in the United States Navy during World War II and wrote s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mugger
''The Mugger'' is a 1958 American film noir crime film about a police psychiatrist who is attempting to catch a mysterious mugger that has been attacking women in his city, stealing their purses and slashing their left cheek. The film is a police procedural in structure, focusing on psychiatrist Dr. Pete Graham's investigation into the title character's identity. The film's screenplay, written by Henry Kane, is based on the novel of the same name by Evan Hunter (writing under the pen name Ed McBain). William Berke directed the film, the second of two adaptions of Hunter's 87th Precinct novels he released in 1958 (following ''Cop Hater''). It was Berke's final completed film as a director; he died the same year. access 21 March 2014 Filmed in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. Several of the car scenes were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald O'Loughlin (actor)
Gerald Stuart O'Loughlin Jr. (December 23, 1921 – July 31, 2015) was an American television, stage, and film actor and director who was primarily known for playing tough-talking and rough-looking characters. He is best known for Ed Ryker on ''The Rookies'' (1972-1976). Overview After a stint with the United States Marine Corps, O'Loughlin used his GI Bill of Rights benefits to train at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Continuing to hone his skills at the Actors Studio, he would land a handful of TV and/or film roles throughout the 1950s. Early years O'Loughlin was a native of New York City. Before becoming an actor, he earned a college degree in mechanical engineering. Military service O'Loughlin served two tours of duty in the United States Marine Corps, Marines, enlisting during World War II and being recalled to active duty for the Korean War. Television It was during the 1960s and 1970s, however, that O'Loughlin would become virtually ubiquitous on TV, his wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Loggia
Salvatore "Robert" Loggia ( , ; January 3, 1930 – December 4, 2015) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Jagged Edge'' (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Big'' (1988). In a career spanning over sixty years, Loggia performed in many films, including ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965), three ''Pink Panther'' films, '' An Officer and a Gentleman'' (1982), '' Scarface'' (1982), ''Prizzi's Honor'' (1985), ''Oliver & Company'' (1988), '' Innocent Blood'' (1992), '' Independence Day'' (1996), '' Lost Highway'' (1997), ''Return to Me'' (2000), and ''Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie'' (2012). He also appeared on television series including the Walt Disney limited series, ''The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca'' (starring role-1958), ''Mancuso, FBI'' (in which he starred-1989–1990), ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2001), ''The Sopranos'' (2004), ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2011), and was also the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Hater (film)
''Cop Hater'' is a 1958 American crime film noir police procedural film, based on the 1956 novel ''Cop Hater'' by Ed McBain, the first in a series of books about the 87th Precinct in New York City. The film was produced and directed by William Berke, written by Henry Kane, and stars Robert Loggia and Gerald O'Loughlin. Plot During an intense summer heat wave in New York City, two cops are murdered and it's up to the detectives of the 87th Precinct to find the killer. Steve Carella (Robert Loggia Salvatore "Robert" Loggia ( , ; January 3, 1930 – December 4, 2015) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Jagged Edge'' (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for ...) and Mike Maguire ( Gerald O'Loughlin) are the lead investigators on the case, but they can't seem to make any progress, and their work is made more difficult by a reporter, Hank Miller (Gene Miller), who keeps sticking his nose in. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shotgun (novel)
''Shotgun'' is a crime novel by American writer Ed McBain. It is the 23rd book in his 87th Precinct series. Reception The ''New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'' Book Review wrote that ''Shotgun'' was similar to McBain's previous book, ''Fuzz'', in its more lighthearted approach to the police procedural. However, the reviewer, Allen Hubin, found the work inferior, with a fragmented plot and the humor not as funny. Nevertheless, Hubin said it compared favorable with other recent "fun novels". References 1969 American novels American crime novels Novels by Evan Hunter {{1960s-crime-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Ransom (novel)
''King's Ransom: An 87th Precinct Mystery'' is a novel by Ed McBain (Evan Hunter) published in 1959, part of his ''87th Precinct'' series of police procedural novels and short stories. Adaptations * The 1963 Japanese film '' High and Low'', directed by Akira Kurosawa, is loosely based on the novel. * "King's Ransom", episode 21 of the American television series ''87th Precinct The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several o ...'', is based on the novel. It was broadcast February 19, 1962. See also * Evan Hunter bibliography References American crime novels American novels adapted into films 1959 American novels Novels by Evan Hunter {{1950s-crime-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer's Payoff
''Killer's Payoff'' (1958) is the sixth 87th Precinct novel by Ed McBain Evan Hunter, born Salvatore Albert Lombino,(October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author and screenwriter best known for his 87th Precinct novels, written under his Ed McBain pen name, and the novel upon which the film ''Blackbo .... Plot Sy Kramer, a blackmailer, is shot dead in a 1937-style drive-by execution. But it is 1958 and Cotton Hawes and Steve Carella have to find out who killed him. It could have been Lucy Mencken, a rich and respectable lady with a past that included some very unrespectable photographic portraits, or it could have been Edward Schlesser, a manufacturer of soda pop. Or perhaps it was one of the members of a hunting party that went very wrong. Characters This novel is the second to feature the character of Detective Cotton Hawes, newly transferred from the 30th Precinct, an area with 'Big, fancy apartment houses with doormen...But not many homicides.' 1958 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mugger (novel)
''The Mugger'' is a (1956) novel by Ed McBain, the second in his 87th Precinct series. It was adapted for a film of the same name in 1958. In 2002 the author wrote an introduction to this and to his earlier novel ''Cop Hater ''Cop Hater'' (1956) is the first 87th Precinct police procedural novel by Ed McBain. The murder of three detectives in quick succession in the 87th Precinct leads Detective Steve Carella on a search that takes him into the city's underworld and ...'' when both were published in an omnibus edition. Plot A mugger is attacking women in Isola. Carella is on his honeymoon, and the case is being handled by Detective Hal Willis. A second plot involves Bert Kling, a patrolman hunting a killer. Characters This novel introduces the character of Claire Townsend, Bert Kling's girlfriend (killed in the novel ''Lady, Lady, I Did It''). Bert gets a promotion to Detective 3rd Grade. Also introduced in this novel are the characters of Detective 2nd Grade Eileen B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Hater
''Cop Hater'' (1956) is the first 87th Precinct police procedural novel by Ed McBain. The murder of three detectives in quick succession in the 87th Precinct leads Detective Steve Carella on a search that takes him into the city's underworld and ultimately to a .45 automatic aimed straight at his head. Written by Evan Hunter using the name Ed McBain, the book was inspired by a television show he greatly admired, ''Dragnet (series), Dragnet''. McBain chose to set his 87th Precinct series in the fictional city of Isola, based on New York City. In 1958 it was made into a Cop Hater (film), film of the same name. In 1961, NBC developed an hour-long TV series ''87th Precinct (TV series), 87th Precinct''. McBain's work inspired many other writers and television producers to further develop the police procedural genre. Most notably, in 1981 Steven Bochco produced the award-winning ''Hill Street Blues'' for NBC. Bochco set his gritty police drama in a precinct house in a fictional city muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Relief
Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. Definition Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama. Comic relief is often seen but is not limited to, taking the form of a bumbling, wisecracking sidekick of the hero or villain in a work of fiction. A sidekick used for comic relief will usually comment on the absurdity of the hero's situation and make comments that would be inappropriate for a character who is to be taken seriously. Other characters may use comic relief as a means to irritate others or keep themselves confident. Application Sometimes comic relief characters will appear in fiction that is comic. This generally occurs when the work enters a dramatic moment, but the character continues to be comical regardless. External comic reliefs and internal comic reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
