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Herschel Goldberg (November 2, 1901 – October 1, 1980), better known as Harry Grey, was a Russian Jewish-American writer. His first book, The Hoods (1952), was the model for the 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America by Sergio Leone, where his part was played by Robert De Niro.
Harry Grey (1901-1980) was a writer who changed his name from Goldberg to avoid persecution. He wrote several best-selling books about the mob, such as "Portrait of a Mobster" and "The Hoods", which were adapted into movies.
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Jul 18, 2022 · 469 pages. "The 'inside' facts about syndicate crime operators and their hired killers ... a shockingly frank story about mobster life"--Cover. Harry Goldberg writing as Harry Grey. This legendary novel became the source for Sergio Leone's movie Once upon a time in America. Access-restricted-item.
- Sergio Leone turned down The Godfather to make it. By his own account, Once Upon a Time in America was Leone's pet project, the one he devoted most of his adult life to making.
- Leone got (reluctant) input from the real Noodles. Once Upon a Time in America was based on The Hoods, a semi-autobiographical novel by Harry Grey (real name: Herschel Goldberg), who'd spent his youth engaged in some of the activities attributed to Noodles (Robert De Niro's character) and his gang.
- Norman Mailer wrote one of the first drafts. The American author, then best known for his novel The Naked and the Dead and for his biography of Marilyn Monroe (the one that asserted she'd been killed by the FBI and CIA), took a stab at turning Leone's massive story outline into a coherent script.
- Despite the title, not much of the film was shot in America. The bulk of the film was shot in Rome, at the famous Cinecittà Studios, where so many of Italy's best post-war movies were produced.
Oct 11, 2023 · Who is Harry Gray? The teenager has the potential to be the fifth member of the Gray dynasty to make it to the Leeds first team.
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Harry Grey has 21 books on Goodreads with 2374 ratings. Harry Grey’s most popular book is The Hoods.
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The Hoods. Harry Grey. Disruptive Publishing, 2006 - Fiction - 476 pages. "This book by HARRY GREY --an ex-hood himself! --will shock you but you must read it. He dares to tell the truth...
