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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.
- October 22, 2020 (aged 83), Burbank, California, United States
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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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, 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 · 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,...
Oct 24, 2020 · 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 26, 2020 · 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.
