John Resko
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Birth Name: John Edward Resko
Born: 16 February 1911 Died: 10 March 1991
Country of origin: United States
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John Resko was born on February 16, 1911 in New York, New York, USA as John Edward Resko. Portrayed by actor Ben Gazzara in the film Convicts 4 (1962). The film was taken from Mr. Resko's autobiography "Reprieve". After getting out of prison he became a fairly successful writer in Hollywood during the fifties and sixties.
At the age of eighteen, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison. But, literally at the last minute, his sentenced was commuted from death to life by FDR, who was at that time the governor of New York. Resko remained in prison for twenty years and beca
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1. The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Rating: | 22 Watched |
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1. Convicts 4 (1962)
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