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Richard Condon
Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born March 18, 1915Died April 9, 1996 (81 years)
Richard Thomas Condon was a prolific and popular American political novelist. Though his works were satire, they were generally transformed into thrillers or semi-thrillers in other media, such as cinema. All 26 books were written in distinctive Condon style, which combined a fast pace, outrage, and frequent humor while focusing almost obsessively on monetary greed and political corruption. Condon himself once said: "Every book I've ever written has been about abuse of power. I feel very strongly about that. I'd like people to know how deeply their politicians wrong them." Condon's books were occasionally bestsellers, and a number of his books were made into films; he is primarily remembered for his 1959 The Manchurian Candidate and, many years later, a series of four novels about a family of New York gangsters named Prizzi.
Filmography
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate · as Novel |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor · as Novel |
| 1979 | Winter Kills · as Novel |
| 1973 | A Talent for Loving · as Novel |
| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate · as Novel |
| 1961 | The Happy Thieves · as Novel |