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William Frederick Blinn (July 21, 1937 – October 22, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television producer. Life and career [ edit ] Blinn was born in Toledo, Ohio , the son of Clare Allen and Pearl Ariel (Schaeffer) Blinn. [2]
Oct 25, 2020 · Sept. 24, 2020. Blinn was born July 21,1937, in Toledo, Ohio, where his father owned a small cement manufacturing company that provided supplies to home builders. According to Johnson, Blinn ...
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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 · October 24, 2020 8:18am. William Blinn Frazer Harrison/Getty Images. William Blinn, the two-time Emmy winner who penned the Prince -starring Purple Rain, created Starsky & Hutch and wrote...
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...
Oct 24, 2020 · Photo: Kevin Parry/WireImage. 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.
Oct 24, 2020 · AP. 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...