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The Executioner's Song (1979) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events related to the execution of Gary Gilmore for murder by the state of Utah. The title of the book may be a play on "The Lord High Executioner's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado.
- Norman Mailer
- 1979
The Executioner's Song is a 1982 American made-for-television biographical crime drama film. It is a film adaptation of Norman Mailer's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller from a screenplay by Mailer.
- Biography Drama Crime
Oct 30, 1979 · The Executioner's Song tells the story of Gary Mark Gilmore, a lowlife thug who'd spent over half his life in prison before ruthlessly murdering two men while on parole. Instead of fighting his conviction on appeal, Gilmore forced the State of Utah's hand, essentially daring them to execute him.
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Sep 9, 2021 · The Executioner's Song (1979) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events related to the execution of Gary Gilmore for murder...
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- SERIAL KILLER'S AND TRUE CRIME
Nov 28, 1982 · A 1982 biographical crime drama based on the true story of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who chose to be executed by firing squad. The movie stars Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette and Eli Wallach, and won two Primetime Emmys.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Lawrence Schiller
- 1982-11-28
May 8, 2012 · The Executioner's Song is a trip down the wrong side of the tracks to the deepest source of American loneliness and violence. It is a towering achievement-impossible to put down, impossible to forget.
May 8, 2012 · Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, The Executioner's Song follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous after he robbed two men in...
