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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_BlinnWilliam Blinn - Wikipedia

    William Frederick Blinn (July 21, 1937 – October 22, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television producer.

  2. www.latimes.com › obituaries › storyWilliam Blinn, writer of ‘Brian's Song’ and 'Roots,' dies at ...

    Oct 25, 2020 · In 1983, William Blinn, a successful screenwriter, sat down at an Italian restaurant in Hollywood with a young recording artist from Minneapolis who was being pitched as the subject of a...

  3. variety.com › 2020 › tvWilliam Blinn Dead: 'Brian's Song' Screenwriter Was 83 - Variety

    Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn, the two-time Emmy-winning screenwriter of “Brian’s Song” and “Roots,” died on Thursday, his daughter Anneliese Johnson confirmed to Variety. He was 83.

  4. ew.com › tv › william-blinn-purple-rain-screenwriterWilliam Blinn dead: Purple Rain screenwriter was 83

    Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn, a veteran writer known for his work on Purple Rain, Roots, and Brian's Song and for creating the series Starsky & Hutch, has died. He was 83....

  5. www.rollingstone.com › tv-movies › tv-movie-newsWilliam Blinn, Prince's 'Purple Rain' Screenwriter, Dead at 83

    Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn, the Emmy-winning screenwriter of Brian’s Song, the Roots miniseries and Prince’s Purple Rain film, has died at the age of 83.

  6. www.hollywoodreporter.com › tv › tv-newsWilliam Blinn Dead: Screenwriter on 'Purple Rain,' 'Brian's ...

    Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn, the two-time Emmy winner who penned the Prince-starring Purple Rain, created Starsky & Hutch and wrote for such landmark TV projects as Roots, Fame and Brian's...

  7. tvline.com › news › william-blinn-starsky-hutchWilliam Blinn Dead at 83 — 'Starsky & Hutch' Creator - TVLine

    Oct 24, 2020 · Emmy Award winner and Starsky & Hutch creator William Blinn has died at the age of 83. Blinn passed from natural causes on Thursday at an assisted living community in Burbank, Calif.,...