A reconstruction of the crime and fate of Gary Gilmore, the convicted murderer who sought his own execution in Utah where he was imprisoned, is based on taped interviews with relatives, friends, lawyers, and law-enforcement officials
Gary Gilmore's case was discussed, particularly his decision to not appeal his death sentence and his request for a firing squad execution, as featured in the book and movie based on it.
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What about Gary Gilmore famously from the book The Executioner's Song and movie?
— Episode: The Last Meal Ritual
Episode: The Last Meal Ritual
Gary Gilmore's case was discussed, particularly his decision to not appeal his death sentence and his request for a firing squad execution, as featured in the book and movie based on it.
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What about Gary Gilmore famously from the book The Executioner's Song and movie?
It was mentioned as a book about Gary Gilmore that was later adapted into a made-for-TV movie, starring Tommy Lee Jones.
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Oh, and there was a book by Norman Mailer about it called The Executioner Song, which in 1982 was made into a made-for-TV movie or a movie, I don't know, starring Tommy Lee Jones as Gary Gilmore.
— Episode: 373 - Do Your Honk
Episode: 373 - Do Your Honk
It was mentioned as a book about Gary Gilmore that was later adapted into a made-for-TV movie, starring Tommy Lee Jones.
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Oh, and there was a book by Norman Mailer about it called The Executioner Song, which in 1982 was made into a made-for-TV movie or a movie, I don't know, starring Tommy Lee Jones as Gary Gilmore.
Episode: 64 - Live At Revolution Hall
The audio version of this Errol Morris book about Jeffrey McDonald was mentioned, and the narrator's voice was discussed as distracting.
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I realize I just bought the Errol Morris book. That's about the one that's not the one that you did the story about. Dr. Jeffrey McDonald.
The novel, which won a Pulitzer Prize, inspired the 1979 film about the violent execution of Gary Gilmore.
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The extreme violence of Gilmore's execution, which inspired a 1979 Pulitzer Prizewinning journalismbased novel called The Executioner's Song, sparked a renewed debate over the brutality of capital pun...
— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 207
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 207
The novel, which won a Pulitzer Prize, inspired the 1979 film about the violent execution of Gary Gilmore.
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The extreme violence of Gilmore's execution, which inspired a 1979 Pulitzer Prizewinning journalismbased novel called The Executioner's Song, sparked a renewed debate over the brutality of capital punishment.
It was discussed as a great true crime book, a nonfiction work about a man on death row for murder, and was said to capture a specific moment in American history.
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Have you ever read Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song before?
— Episode: CLASSIC: Serial Killers on the Loose
Episode: CLASSIC: Serial Killers on the Loose
It was discussed as a great true crime book, a nonfiction work about a man on death row for murder, and was said to capture a specific moment in American history.
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Have you ever read Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song before?
Oh wow, yeah, a long time ago.
No, fantastic.
Yeah, it's just this great true crime book. It's nonfiction actually. I'm sure he put some hyperbole in there.
Episode: CLASSIC: Serial Killers on the Loose
It was discussed as a great true crime book, highlighting a specific period in American history, focusing on a man responsible for murder on death row.
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Have you ever read Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song before?
Oh wow, yeah, a long time ago.
No, fantastic. Yeah, it's just this great true crime book. It's nonfiction actually. I'm sure he put some hyperbole in there.
Episode: CLASSIC: Serial Killers on the Loose
It was discussed as a great true crime book, a nonfiction account of a man on death row for murder, which captured a specific period in American history.
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Have you ever read Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song before?
Oh wow, yeah, a long time ago.
No, fantastic. Yeah, it's just this great true crime book. It's nonfiction actually. I'm sure he put some hyperbole in there.
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