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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_FriedkinWilliam Friedkin - Wikipedia

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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 ...

   • Born: William David Friedkin, August 29, 1935, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
   • Died: August 7, 2023 (aged 87), Los Angeles, California, U.S.

   • Children: 2
   • Years active: 1962–2023

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     The passing of American director William Friedkin yesterday marks the end of an era. Friedkin was the director of The Exorcist, the horror film that changed the genre: here was a film about an evil coming from within the sacred family home, rather than a ...

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5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001243William Friedkin - IMDb

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   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 ...

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

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   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 ...

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8. www.cnn.com › 2023/08/07 › entertainmentWilliam Friedkin, ‘Exorcist’ director, dead at 87 | CNN

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   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 ...

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   Aug 7, 2023 · Friedkin’s later films included Jade, Rules of Engagement, Bug and Killer Joe starring Matthew McConaughey. His most recent film was the 2017 documentary The Devil and Father Amorth.

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    Who was William Friedkin?

    • Gallery: Friedkin’s life in pictures William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died at the age of 87. The film-maker died in Los Angeles, confirmed by the Chapman University dean Stephen Galloway, a friend of his wife and former producer Sherry Lansing.

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    • "William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, dies at 87". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 7, 2023. ^ Bart, Peter (May 9, 2011). Infamous Players: A Tale of Movies, the Mob, (and Sex). Weinstein Books. ^ Knoedelseder, William (August 30, 1987). "De Laurentiis: Producer's Picture Darkens". Los Angeles Times.

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    Who is William Friedkin wife Sherry Lansing?

    • Link Copied! William Friedkin on the set of "The Exorcist" in 1973. 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 Hollywood Reporter on Monday. He was 87.

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    Who was will Friedkin's father?

    • 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 Orson Welles after seeing Citizen Kane (1941).

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11. variety.com › 2023 › filmWilliam Friedkin Dead: 'The Exorcist' Director Was 87 - Variety

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    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 ...

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    Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin was born in Chicago on Aug. 29, 1935, the only child of a former nurse whom he called a “saint” and a father who hopped between jobs, a man who “seemed to have no sense of ...