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William David Friedkin ( / ˈfriːdkɪn /; August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. [1] [2] Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film ...
William Friedkin (1935-2023) William Friedkin. Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman, semi-pro softball player and ultimately sold clothes in a men's discount chain. Ultimately, his father never earned more than $50/week in his whole life and died indigent. Eventually young Will became infatuated with ...
Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, known to his friends as Billy, was born in Chicago on Aug. 25, 1935, to Louis and Rachel (Green) Friedkin. Both parents were Jews who had left Ukraine early in the century with ...
Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died at the age of 87. The French Connection at 50: one of the greatest New York movies ever.
Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films including “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died, his wife Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, told The ...
Aug 7, 2023 · Getty Images. Director William Friedkin, best known for his Oscar-winning “The French Connection” and blockbuster “ The Exorcist ,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87. His death was ...
Aug 8, 2023 · The film director William Friedkin, who has died aged 87, was slightly older than the “movie brats” group (Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and so on) credited with revolutionising US cinema ...
