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    William Blinn

    American screenwriter and television producer

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

  2. Oct 24, 2020 · Blinn wrote two landmark TV productions of the 1970s, both for ABC, that tackled social issues and won critical acclaim. He also penned the Prince-starrer \"Purple Rain\" and worked on various shows from \"Bonanza\" to \"Pensacola\".

  3. 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...

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  5. Oct 25, 2020 · William Blinn, an Emmy-winning screenwriter and producer who wrote for the landmark TV projects “Brian’s Song” and “Roots,” created the detective series “Starsky & Hutch” and co-wrote the...

  6. 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. Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn, who created Starsky & Hutch and wrote Roots, Fame and Brian's Song, passed away from natural causes in Burbank. He won two Emmys and worked with Prince on Purple Rain.

  8. Oct 24, 2020 · Blinn also wrote 'Brian's Song' and 'Roots', and created 'Starsky & Hutch'. He worked with Prince on the original script of 'Purple Rain', but left the project before the film's release.

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