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Evelyn Dawn Knight (born 5 November 1942) [1] is an English woman known for her involvement in the Abscam sting operation of the 1970s, with her then-husband Mel Weinberg.A character inspired by her was portrayed on film by Amy Adams in American Hustle (2013) for which Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
American Hustle is a 2013 American black comedy crime film [5] ... Evelyn Knight, Weinberg's mistress on whom the character of Sydney Prosser is based, was involved ...
Evelyn Knight (m. 1982; ... 1924 – May 30, 2018) was an American con artist, ... His story was portrayed in the 2013 film American Hustle, ...
The movie "American Hustle" was an award winner, but could it lose in court because of two words in one scene? "American Hustle" is partially based on true events of the '70s, and Paul Brodeur is ...
Christian Bale and Amy Adams on set for ‘American Hustle’ in New York on May 17, 2013. Freddy Baez/Startraks
U.S. Representative Michael Myers, second from left, holds an envelope containing $50,000 that he just received from undercover FBI agents. Abscam, sometimes written ABSCAM, was a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members from both chambers of the United States Congress and others for bribery and corruption. [1]
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American Hustle is a 2013 American crime comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell.The screenplay, written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, is based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s.