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William Frederick Blinn [1] (July 21, 1937 – October 22, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television producer . Life and career. Blinn was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Clare Allen and Pearl Ariel (Schaeffer) Blinn. [2] . Blinn began his career in television in the 1960s.
Oct 24, 2020 · WireImage. 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. Blinn died of...
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Oct 25, 2020 · Oct. 24, 2020 9:37 PM PT. 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...
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He was 83. Blinn died Thursday of natural causes at an assisted living community in Burbank, Calif., according to his daughter Anneliese Johnson. A two-time Emmy winner for Roots and the...
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...
Oct 26, 2020 · AP. LOS ANGELES — 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 assisted living community in Burbank, California, his daughter, Anneliese Johnson, said Saturday.
