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Darryl Ponicsan (/ ˈ p ɒ n ɪ s ən /; born May 26, 1938) is an American writer. He is best known as the author of the 1970 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into the 1973 film of the same name starring Jack Nicholson.
Darryl Ponicsan was born on 26 May 1938 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Flag Flying (2017), School Ties (1992) and The Last Detail (1973).
- Writer, Producer, Actor
- May 26, 1938
- Darryl Ponicsan
- Tell me about your family and your life growing up? My parents ran a mom 'n pop auto parts store in Shenandoah, Pa., a coal mining town that was booming then.
- What is the most distinct memory of your mother and your father? My father and I used to take our own trash to the dump once a week and dump it into a deep pit.
- What challenges did you face at school and in the community? As I said, I was in a class of 22. There were no cliques. In Shenandoah I was a latchkey kid at a very early age, unheard of today, but the neighbors looked after us as we played in the streets.
- What values were stressed at home? My parents were laissez-faire. They seldom knew where I might be. Frugality, toughness—both emotionally and physically—a work ethic, and honesty were values instilled in us, more by example than preaching.
Darryl Ponicsan was born on May 26, 1938 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Flag Flying (2017), School Ties (1992) and The Last Detail (1973).
- May 26, 1938
Learn about Darryl Ponicsan, the author of The Last Detail and Cinderella Liberty, and his career in film and television. Find out his biography, education, works, awards, and family.
He is best known as the author of the 1971 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into a 1973 movie starring Jack Nicholson; and for the 1973 novel and screenplay Cinderella Liberty, starring James Caan. Ponicsan writes mystery novels under the pen name Anne Argula.
About Me. I was born in Shenandoah, PA, educated at Muhlenberg College and Cornell University, taught high school English in Owego, New York, and Los Angeles and La Cañada, CA. For 6 months I was a social worker in the Watts area of Los Angeles.
