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William Frederick Blinn (July 21, 1937 – October 22, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television producer.
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Oct 25, 2020 · Obituaries. ‘Roots’ and ‘Purple Rain’ screenwriter William Blinn dies at 83. Writer William Blinn, accepting the WGA’s Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award in 2009, has died at 83. (Jean Baptiste...
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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 Song, has died. He...
English. Based on the book I am third, by Gale Sayers. Producer, Paul Junger Witt; director, Buzz Kulik; screenplay, William Blinn; music, Michel Legrand. James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Shelley Fabares, Judy Pace. A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate ...
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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.
Oct 25, 2020 · William Blinn, a screenwriter for the landmark TV projects “Brian’s Song” and “Roots” and the Prince film “Purple Rain,” has died. He was 83. Blinn died Thursday of natural causes at an...