| Served as executive producer of the CBS drama series "Michael Hayes" |
1995 | Reunited with Scorsese to script the feature "Casino"; published nonfiction hardcover "Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas" nearly simultaneously with the release of the (slightly) fictionalized film |
1994 | TV producing debut, executive produced "Loyalty and Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob", a two-part documentary on Fox (also wrote) |
1993 | Feature producing debut, served as producer on "Father Hood", a failed family comedy-drama starring Patrick Swayze |
| Served as a contributing editor to NEW YORK magazine |
1990 | Feature debut, co-scripted (with director Martin Scorsese) "GoodFellas", adapted from his book "Wiseguy" |
1989 | Began research for "Casino", a nonfiction account of the rise and fall of a Chicago bookie in Las Vegas |
1986 | Published "Wiseguy", a nonfiction account of low-level organized crime figures |
| Wrote and hosted "An Essay on the Mafia" for CBS-TV |
1968 | Became the crime expert for NEW YORK magazine |
| Working as a freelance writer, published pieces in ESQUIRE, LIFE and NEW YORK magazine |
| Published first book, "Blye, Private Eye", a profile of professional private investigator Irwin Blye |
1956 | Worked at the Associated Press as a reporter; covered police headquarters and criminal activities throughout NYC |
| Ran errands at the Associated Press in NYC |
