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    William Blinn

    American screenwriter and television producer

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  1. William Frederick Blinn (July 21, 1937 – October 22, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television producer.

  2. Oct 24, 2020 · Blinn wrote two landmark TV productions of the 1970s, both for ABC, that tackled social issues and won critical acclaim. He also penned the Prince-starrer \"Purple Rain\" and worked on various shows from \"Bonanza\" to \"Pensacola\".

  3. 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...

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  5. Oct 25, 2020 · 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 as the subject of a...

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  6. 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...

  7. Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn was a two-time Emmy winner for Roots and Brian's Song, and also wrote the Prince musical Purple Rain. He passed away on Thursday of natural causes in Burbank, Calif.

  8. Oct 24, 2020 · William Blinn, who created Starsky & Hutch and wrote Roots, Fame and Brian's Song, passed away from natural causes in Burbank. He won two Emmys and worked with Prince on Purple Rain.

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