Jimmy Breslin

Personal Info

Birthday

October 17, 1930

Day of Death

2017-03-19

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Jimmy Breslin

Biography

James Earle Breslin was an American journalist and author. Until the time of his death, he wrote a column for the New York Daily News Sunday edition. He wrote numerous novels, and columns of his appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City.

Known For

The Critic

The Single Guy

Summer of Sam

I Go Pogo

If Ever I See You Again

Filmography

2018
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
as Self
2017
Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
as Self
1999
Summer of Sam
as Jimmy Breslin
1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self
1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as Self
1980
I Go Pogo
as P.T. Bridgeport (voice)
1978
If Ever I See You Again
as Mario