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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 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,'...
William Blinn, a veteran writer known for his work on Purple Rain, Roots, and Brian's Song and for creating the series Starsky & Hutch, has died. He was 83. Blinn died Thursday of natural...
Oct 24, 2020 · Emmy Award winner and Starsky & Hutch creator William Blinn has died at the age of 83. Blinn passed from natural causes on Thursday at an assisted living community in Burbank, Calif., his...
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Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn, the Emmy-winning screenwriter of Brian’s Song, the Roots miniseries and Prince ’s Purple Rain film, has died at the age of 83. Blinn’s family confirmed to The Hollywood...
Oct 25, 2020 · Writer William Blinn, accepting the WGA’s Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award in 2009, has died at 83.
Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn, the screenwriter for Prince’s Purple Rain and creator of Starsky & Hutch, has died at age 83. He passed Thursday of natural causes at an assisted living community in Burbank,...