William Friedkin
American director and producer (1935–2023)
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William David Friedkin was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he directed the crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and for he himself Best Director, and the supernatural horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.
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William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, diesWilliam Friedkin, who directed the classic movies The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died aged 87.Sky News - Published |
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