[DOC] [TLE] Eddie Egan - Wikipedia [PAR] Edward Walter "Eddie" Egan was a New York City Police Department detective 
whose exploits were the subject of a book and movie, both titled The French 
Connection. ... The character was called "Popeye" because that was Egan's 
nickname in real life. Egan played a role in the movie as Hackman's supervisor, 
Simonson. [DOC] [TLE] Edward R. Egan, Police Officer Who Inspired Movie, Dies at 65 ... [PAR] Nov 6, 1995 ... Edward R. Egan, the New York detective turned film star whose smashing of a 
heroin-smuggling ring was the basis of the Academy Award-winning thriller "The 
French Connection," died on Saturday at the University of Miami Hospital. ... 
Popeye Doyle, the nickname given to Mr. Egan by fellow detectives. [DOC] [TLE] The Post-FRENCH CONNECTION Exploits Of The Real Popeye Doyle [PAR] Jan 23, 2015 ... Eddie Egan spent half his career with the NYPD and the other half in Hollywood. 
... William Friedkin's The French Connection sauntered into the 44th .... nor is it 
uncommon for cops to see their real-life exploits adapted for film ... and to have 
so many of his exploits serve as the basis for film and television. [DOC] [TLE] Eddie Egan - Topics [PAR] The character is based on a real-life New York City police detective , Eddie Egan 
... Popeye, as played by Hackman in The French Connection, is ranked ... On an 
individual basis, Popeye has many negative qualities, e.g., he is an .... whose 
real-life counterparts were Narcotics Detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso . [DOC] [TLE] French Connection II - Revolvy [PAR] Doyle is shown round the police station where he finds his desk is situated .... 
The French Connection In the 1971 movie The French Connection , Popeye is ... 
On an individual basis, Popeye has many negative qualities, e.g., he is an .... 
whose real-life counterparts were Narcotics Detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny 
Grosso . [DOC] [TLE] The true detectives - MSN.com [PAR] Dec 28, 2014 ... Bell did occasionally assist the police as a forensic doctor but not in as much of 
an ... The French Connection, inspired by Eddie Egan ... life, Egan (whose movie 
moniker Popeye was also his real-life nickname) was even a ... struggle to track 
down the Zodiac killer does provide the basis for the film's plot. [DOC] [TLE] grittiness [PAR] life on the screen and the life of a portion of the audience. . . . [I]t's there in the ... 
their ambiguity especially the poster for The French Connection, in which Gene 
.... ing Grosso, whose reputation for honesty stood him in good stead. ... Sonny 
Grosso (left) and Eddie Egan in supporting roles playing cops but not the cop... [DOC] [TLE] The Man Who Stole the French Connection - Gangsters Inc. [PAR] May 2, 2011 ... Egan and Grosso had been tailing a low level associate of the Mafia, called Patsy 
Fuca. ... The police 'stole' the car, stripped it and found it contained the heroin. ... 
The French Connection was a term used to describe a scheme through .... On the 
basis of the street value of the drugs, $70,000,000, it was the... [DOC] [TLE] Seven-Ups (The) (Blu-ray) - DVD Compare [PAR] Jul 4, 2016 ... The French Connection was based on the exploits of Eddie Egan and Sonny 
Grosso ... Egan's career as a detective formed the basis for the 1973 film Badge 
373 ... 'The guy you iced was a cop', Vito tells Moon, in reference to Ansel. .... in a 
sequence whose visual design is very much based on surveillance. [DOC] [TLE] The French Connection - Center for Studies in American Culture [PAR] Mar 8, 2016 ... Technical Consultant Eddie Egan & Sonny Grosso. Gene Hackman ... Exorcist (
1973) and he won in 1972 for The French Connection. (1971). [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Cat Burglar - philly-archives - Articles from Philly.com [PAR] "I'm trying to straighten out my life," Tart told Common Pleas

Question: It was the nickname of Eddie Egan, the cop whose life was the basis of "The French Connection"
Answer: "Popeye"