Paul Davis On Crime: The Unforgiven

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Friday, May 31, 2019

Happy 89th Birthday To Clint Eastwood, Director And Star Of 'The Mule'

Happy birthday to Clint Eastwood. The film director and actor turns 89 today.

I've been a fan of Clint Eastwood since I watched him on TV as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide when I was a kid in the 1960's.

Over the years I've also enjoyed watching him in crime films like Dirty Harry and Coogan's Bluff and in westerns like The Unforgiven and Hang Em' High.

Clint Eastwood has also directed such fine films as Mystic River and Gran Torino.

My wife and I recently watched him in The Mule, an interesting and compelling crime drama that he directed and also starred in. The film, about an elderly drug smuggler, was based on a true story.

Clint Eastman remains a good actor and a fine director.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Happy 84th Birthday To Gene Hackman

As Biography.com notes, today is the birthday of one of my favorite actors, Gene Hackman.

Gene Hackman was born on January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California. He dropped out of high school to join the Marines, and then studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse Theatre. Hackman's breakout film was Bonnie and Clyde. His famous performances include Popeye Doyle in The French Connection and Lex Luther in Superman. Hackman has received two Oscars. He has since retired from acting.

You can read the rest of the piece and watch a video clip via the below link:

http://www.biography.com/people/gene-hackman-9324559?page=1

You can also read an earlier post on Gene Hackman in The French Connection via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2011/04/critics-pick-look-back-at-classic-crime.html

Friday, May 31, 2013

Happy Birthday To Clint Eastwood

Happy birthday to Clint Eastwood. The film director and actor turns 83 today.

I've been a fan of ole Clint since I watched him on TV as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide when I was a kid in the 1960's. Over the years I've also enjoyed watching him in crime films like Dirty Harry and in westerns like The Unforgiven. Clint Eastwood also directed such fine films as Mystic River and Gran Torino.

You can learn more about Clint Eastwood at biography.com via the below link:

http://www.biography.com/people/clint-eastwood-9283502

Paul Davis

Paul Davis is a writer who covers crime. He has written extensively about organized crime, cybercrime, street crime, white collar crime, crime fiction, crime prevention, the military, espionage and terrorism. He is a contributor to the Washington Examiner, and his work has also appeared in the Washington Times, the Philadelphia Daily News, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly and other publications. His 'Crime Beat' column, which covers crime news, crime issues and crime prevention in South Philadelphia, appears weekly in the South Philly Review, and his 'On Crime' column, which covers crime in the Greater Philadelphia region, appears weekly at Philly Daily and Broad and Liberty. He is also a longtime contributor to Counterterrorism magazine and writes their online 'Threatcon' column, which covers crime, espionage and terrorism. Paul Davis' crime fiction appears in American Crime Magazine. As a writer, he has attended police academy training, gone out on patrol with police officers, accompanied detectives as they worked cases, accompanied narcotics officers on drug raids, observed criminal court proceedings, visited jails and prisons, and covered street riots, mob wars and murder investigations. He has interviewed police commissioners and chiefs, FBI, DEA, HSI and other federal special agents, prosecutors, judges, public officials, WWII UDT frogmen, Navy SEALs, Army Delta operators, Israeli commandos, military intelligence officers, Scotland Yard detectives, CIA officers, former KGB officers, film and TV actors, film writers, directors and producers, journalists, novelists and true crime authors, gamblers, outlaw bikers, and Cosa Nostra organized crime bosses. Paul Davis has been a student of crime since he was a 12-year-old aspiring writer growing up in South Philadelphia. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17 in 1970. He served aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War and he later served two years aboard the Navy harbor tugboat U.S.S. Saugus at the U.S. floating nuclear submarine base at Holy Loch, Scotland. He went on to become the civilian administrative officer of a Defense Department command in Philadelphia, where he oversaw security, safety and other programs for the command's military and civilian employees, and served as an investigating officer, while working part-time as a newspaper crime reporter and columnist. He retired in 2007 after more than 37 Navy/DOD years of service and became a full-time writer. From 1991 to 2005 he was a producer and on-air host of "Inside Government," a public affairs interview radio program that aired on Sunday mornings on WPEN AM and WMGK FM in the Philadelphia area. You can read Paul Davis' crime columns, crime fiction, book reviews and news and feature articles on this website. You can read his full bio by clicking on the above photo (by Brittany Davis-Pearson). And you can contact Paul Davis at pauldavisoncrime@aol.com.

Paul Davis On Crime