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   William Friedkin (1935-2023) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for The French Connection and The Exorcist. He also worked in opera, television, and documentaries, and received five Academy Awards and many other honors.

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   IMDb profile of William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director of The French Connection and The Exorcist. Learn about his life, career, credits, trivia, quotes and more.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

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   Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, the Oscar winner behind The French Connection and The Exorcist who was one of the most admired directors to emerge from a wave of brilliant filmmakers who made...

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7. www.nytimes.com › william-friedkin-deadWilliam Friedkin, Director of ‘French Connection’ and ...

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   Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, a filmmaker whose gritty, visceral style and fascination with characters on the edge helped make “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist” two of the biggest box-office hits of...

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   Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin directing Linda Blair on set of 'The Exorcist.' A year after winning the Oscar, Friedkin followed up The French Connection with The Exorcist , a horror film based on William Peter Blatty's best-selling novel about a 12-year-old girl possessed by a demon.

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   Who is William Friedkin wife Sherry Lansing?

   • Link Copied! William Friedkin on the set of "The Exorcist" in 1973. William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films including “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died, his wife Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. He was 87.

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   How old was William Friedkin when he died?

   • "William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, dies at 87". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 7, 2023. ^ Bart, Peter (May 9, 2011). Infamous Players: A Tale of Movies, the Mob, (and Sex). Weinstein Books. ^ Knoedelseder, William (August 30, 1987). "De Laurentiis: Producer's Picture Darkens". Los Angeles Times.

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   Who is William Friedkin?

   • William Friedkin won the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the 2013 Venice Film Festival. (David Azia / Associated Press) Friedkin began his entertainment career in the 1950s in the mailroom at Chicago TV station WGN, where he quickly climbed the company ladder. During his first eight years in TV, Friedkin directed about 2,000 live shows.

   William Friedkin death: 'Exorcist' director was 87 - Los Angeles Times

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   Who was will Friedkin's father?

   • Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman, semi-pro softball player and ultimately sold clothes in a men's discount chain. Ultimately, his father never earned more than $50/week in his whole life and died indigent. Eventually young Will became infatuated with Orson Welles after seeing Citizen Kane (1941).

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10. www.latimes.com › obituaries › storyWilliam Friedkin death: 'Exorcist' director was 87 - Los ...

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    Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, a master of suspense and leading figure of the 1970s New Hollywood movement who was known for directing films such as “The Exorcist” and “The French...

11. www.cnn.com › 2023/08/07 › entertainmentWilliam Friedkin, ‘Exorcist’ director, dead at 87 - CNN

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    Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films including “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died, his wife Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, told The Hollywood...