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William David Friedkin (/ ˈ f r iː d k ɪ n /; 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.
Oscar-winning director William Friedkin, known for 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' has died. He was 87. William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dies at 87
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 ...
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 confirmed by ...
The film marks a posthumous release for Reddick and Friedkin, who both died in 2023 on March 17 and August 7, respectively, and is Friedkin's final work. [4] The film premiered on September 3, 2023 at the 80th Venice International Film Festival and was released in the United States on October 6, 2023 on Paramount+ with Showtime by Republic ...
She was married to director William Friedkin from 1991 until his death in 2023. [20] [21] Lansing and former MGM studio head James T. Aubrey were struck by a car while crossing Wilshire Boulevard in 1978. Both were badly hurt and Lansing had to use crutches for a year and a half. [22]
The Exorcist’s director, William Friedkin, who died in August at the age of 87, was well aware of the horror movie’s lasting cultural impact years following its theatrical debut in 1973. Like ...
Jason Miller, who worked with Friedkin in The Exorcist, tapped him to direct a film adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize winning play That Championship Season. Friedkin offered the role of Coach Delaney to William Holden, but Holden died before he could accept. Friedkin then left the project thus Miller directed the film with Robert Mitchum as ...