William M. Tweed

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William M. Tweed

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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
* [[Arthur Train]] featured Tweed in his 1940 novel of life in Gilded Age New York, ''Tassels On Her Boots''. Tweed is portrayed as having contempt for the people he rules, at one point saying that once he would have been a Baron, with a castle, levying tribute on the people. But now, "'Boss', they call me – and they are glad to have me."
* In 1945, Tweed was portrayed by [[Noah Beery Sr.]] in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''Up in Central Park'', a [[musical comedy]] with music by [[Sigmund Romberg]].[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=1669 ''Up In Central Park'' (1945)] on [[Internet Broadway Database]]. The role was played by [[Malcolm Lee Beggs]] for a revival in 1947.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=473592 ''Up In Central Park'' (1947)] on [[Internet Broadway Database]]. In the [[Up in Central Park|1948 film version]], Tweed is played by [[Vincent Price]].[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=25791 ''Up in Central Park''] at [[AFI Catalog]].
* In 1945, Tweed was portrayed by [[Noah Beery Sr.]] in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''Up in Central Park'', a [[musical comedy]] with music by [[Sigmund Romberg]].[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=1669 ''Up In Central Park'' (1945)] on [[Internet Broadway Database]]. The role was played by [[Malcolm Lee Beggs]] for a revival in 1947.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=473592 ''Up In Central Park'' (1947)] on [[Internet Broadway Database]]. In the [[Up in Central Park|1948 film version]], Tweed is played by [[Vincent Price]].[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=25791 ''Up in Central Park''] at [[AFI Catalog]].
* On the 1963–1964 [[CBS]] TV series ''[[The Great Adventure (U.S. TV series)|The Great Adventure]]'', which presented one-hour dramatizations of the lives of historical figures, [[Edward Andrews]] portrayed Tweed in the episode "The Man Who Stole New York City", about the campaign by ''[[The New York Times]]'' to bring down Tweed. The episode aired on December 13, 1963.[https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-great-adventure/episode-1040029/201760/ "The Great Adventure: The Man Who Stole New York City"] ''[[TV Guide]]''.[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-great-adventure/the-man-who-stole-new-york-city-376546/cast/ "The Great Adventure: The Man Who Stole New York City"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118214304/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-great-adventure/the-man-who-stole-new-york-city-376546/cast/ |date=November 18, 2018 }} ''[[TV.com]]''.[http://ctva.biz/US/Anthology/GreatAdventure.htm "The Great Adventure (1963–64)"] ''Classic TV Archive''.{{IMDb title|0592454|The Great Adventure: The Man Who Stole New York City}}
* On the 1963–1964 [[CBS]] TV series ''[[The Great Adventure (U.S. TV series)|The Great Adventure]]'', which presented one-hour dramatizations of the lives of historical figures, [[Edward Andrews]] portrayed Tweed in the episode "The Man Who Stole New York City", about the campaign by ''[[The New York Times]]'' to bring down Tweed. The episode aired on December 13, 1963.[https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-great-adventure/episode-1040029/201760/ "The Great Adventure: The Man Who Stole New York City"] ''[[TV Guide]]''.[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-great-adventure/the-man-who-stole-new-york-city-376546/cast/ "The Great Adventure: The Man Who Stole New York City"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118214304/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-great-adventure/the-man-who-stole-new-york-city-376546/cast/ |date=November 18, 2018 }} ''[[TV.com]]''.[http://ctva.biz/US/Anthology/GreatAdventure.htm "The Great Adventure (1963–64)"] ''Classic TV Archive''.{{IMDb title|0592454|The Great Adventure: The Man Who Stole New York City}}
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* Tweed was played by [[Philip Bosco]] in the 1986 TV movie ''Liberty''.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017135834/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/465782/Liberty/#credits "Liberty: Full Credits"] [[TCM.com]]. According to a review of the film in ''[[The New York Times]]'', it was Tweed who made the suggestion to call the [[Statue of Liberty]] by that name, instead of its formal name ''Liberty Enlightening the World'', in order to read better in newspaper headlines.O'Connor, John J. (June 23, 1986) [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/23/arts/liberty-a-glimpse-of-history.html "'Liberty,' A Glimpse of History"] ''[[The New York Times]]''.
* Tweed was played by [[Philip Bosco]] in the 1986 TV movie ''Liberty''.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017135834/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/465782/Liberty/#credits "Liberty: Full Credits"] [[TCM.com]]. According to a review of the film in ''[[The New York Times]]'', it was Tweed who made the suggestion to call the [[Statue of Liberty]] by that name, instead of its formal name ''Liberty Enlightening the World'', in order to read better in newspaper headlines.O'Connor, John J. (June 23, 1986) [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/23/arts/liberty-a-glimpse-of-history.html "'Liberty,' A Glimpse of History"] ''[[The New York Times]]''.
* Andrew O'Hehir of ''The New York Times'' notes that ''Forever'', a 2003 novel by [[Pete Hamill]], and ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', a 2002 film, both "offer a significant supporting role to the legendary Manhattan political godfather Boss Tweed", among other thematic similarities.O'Hehir, Andrew (January 19, 2003) [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/books/not-a-bridge-and-tunnel-guy.html "Not a Bridge-and-Tunnel Guy"] ''[[The New York Times]]''. In a review of the latter work, Chuck Rudolph praised [[Jim Broadbent]]'s portrayal of Tweed as "giving the role a masterfully heartless composure".Rudolph, Chuck (January 20, 2002). [https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/gangs-of-new-york Gangs of New York] ''Slant Magazine''.
* Andrew O'Hehir of ''The New York Times'' notes that ''Forever'', a 2003 novel by [[Pete Hamill]], and ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', a 2002 film, both "offer a significant supporting role to the legendary Manhattan political godfather Boss Tweed", among other thematic similarities.O'Hehir, Andrew (January 19, 2003) [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/books/not-a-bridge-and-tunnel-guy.html "Not a Bridge-and-Tunnel Guy"] ''[[The New York Times]]''. In a review of the latter work, Chuck Rudolph praised [[Jim Broadbent]]'s portrayal of Tweed as "giving the role a masterfully heartless composure".Rudolph, Chuck (January 20, 2002). [https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/gangs-of-new-york Gangs of New York] ''Slant Magazine''.
* Tweed appears as an antagonist in the 2016 novel ''Assassin's Creed Last Descendants'', where he is the Grand Master of the American Templars during the [[American Civil War]].Rad, Chloi (February 18, 2016) [https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/18/assassins-creed-last-descendants-novels-announced "Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants Novels Announced"] ''IGN''.


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