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Nicholas Pileggi
American writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicholas Pileggi (born February 22, 1933) is an American author, producer and screenwriter. He wrote the book Goodfellas. The movie Goodfellas was based on that book. He was an executive producer for the 2019 Netflix movie The Irishman.
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Pileggi was born in New York City, New York on February 22, 1933.[1] Pileggi was married to Nora Ephron from 1987 until her death in 2012. He won a BAFTA Award for his screenplay for Goodfellas.