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Aug 7, 2023 · Getty Images. Director William Friedkin, best known for his Oscar-winning “The French Connection” and blockbuster “ The Exorcist,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87. His death was confirmed...
- Carmel Dagan
William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87 Film 1...
- Carmel Dagan
Aug 7, 2023 · Friedkin died of heart failure and pneumonia at his home in Bel Air, his wife, former producer and studio head Sherry Lansing, announced.
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 Connection,” has died....
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Aug 7, 2023 · Filmed largely on location in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, it was a suspenseful, often gruesome, cinematic study of evil at work in the modern world — evil conceived in almost...
Aug 7, 2023 · Friedkin died from heart failure and pneumonia at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. He was 87. He was synonymous with the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and ‘70s, when...
Aug 8, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist” and was quickly anointed one of Hollywood’s top directors when he was only in his 30s, has died. He was 87.
Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, director of The French Connection and The Exorcist, dies at 87. Friedkin died from heart failure and pneumonia.
