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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_FriedkinWilliam Friedkin - Wikipedia

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   William David Friedkin ( / ˈfriːdkɪn /; August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. [1] [2] Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film ...

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4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001243William Friedkin - IMDb

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   William Friedkin (1935-2023) William Friedkin. 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 ...

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

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

5. variety.com › 2023 › filmWilliam Friedkin Dead: 'The Exorcist' Director Was 87 - Variety

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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 ...

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

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   Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, known to his friends as Billy, was born in Chicago on Aug. 25, 1935, to Louis and Rachel (Green) Friedkin. Both parents were Jews who had left Ukraine early in the century with ...

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   Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin was born in Chicago on Aug. 29, 1935, the only child of a former nurse whom he called a “saint” and a father who hopped between jobs, a man who “seemed to have no sense of ...

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   Who was William Friedkin?

   • William Friedkin was born in Chicago on Aug. 29, 1935, the only child of a former nurse whom he called a “saint” and a father who hopped between jobs, a man who “seemed to have no sense of purpose except day-to-day survival.” Both came from Jewish families that had fled Ukraine following the pogroms of the early 20th century.

   William Friedkin Dead: 'French Connection,' 'Exorcist' Director 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 wrote the obituary of William Friedkin?

   • The late Associated Press Correspondent Bob Thomas was the primary writer of this obituary. William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director known for "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" died Monday at the age of 87.

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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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9. www.npr.org › 2023/08/07 › 1192544177William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French ...

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   Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, right, poses with his Oscar for Best Director for The French Connection at the Academy Awards in 1971 with, from left, Philip D'Antoni, producer of the The French Connection ...

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    Aug 7, 2023 · Friedkin died on August 7, 2023 at the age of 87. Jon Kopaloff—Getty Images/TCM. W illiam Friedkin, the Oscar winning director who became a top filmmaker in his 30s with the gripping "The French ...