Nov 19, 2018 · When did the real story behind Green Book take place? Like in the film, the true story unfolded mainly in 1962. Tony Lip, an Italian-American bouncer from the Bronx who was employed at New York City's Copacabana nightclub, accepted a job driving the renowned African-American musician Don Shirley through the Deep South.

Nov 26, 2018 · The actor stars with Viggo Mortensen in Green Book, a film about a heartwarming real-life friendship in the Deep South during the 1960s.

Jan 29, 2021 · The film 'Green Book' is based on a real-life road trip taken by Black pianist Don Shirley and white bouncer Tony Lip and the unlikely friendship that resulted from the journey.

Nov 21, 2018 · Director Peter Farrelly had a lot to drawn on, as the 1960s period piece Green Book is a true story, based on the real-life bond between Italian tough guy Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) and...

The title is a reference to The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide for African-Americans published from 1936 to 1967 that promised “vacation without aggravation.”

Nov 26, 2018 · Everything in writer Nick Vallelonga’s upcoming film Green Book, he insists, is true. The film follows pianist Don Shirley and he travels through the Deep South in the era of Jim Crow and forms a friendship with his driver, white, Italian-American bouncer, Tony Lip.

Ahead of the 2019 Oscars, here's the true story behind the Oscar-winning film, Green Book. The movie follows that real lives of Dr. Don Shirley and Tony "Lip" Vallelonga.

Feb 10, 2019 · In the film, Doc's record label gives Lip the "green book," which refers to the real-life "Negro Motorist Green Book" published from 1936-1967. "The Negro Motorist Green Book" was written...

Nov 21, 2018 · Green Book, out Nov. 16, tells an incredible true story of the friendship between Jamaican-American classical pianist Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and his Italian-American driver Tony “Tony...

Feb 29, 2024 · The critically acclaimed 2018 film Green Book tells the true story of Black pianist Dr. Don Shirley and his burly Italian-American driver and bodyguard Tony “Lip” Vallelonga as they embarked on a concert tour through the racially segregated Deep South in the 1960s.