William Friedkin
William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023)[1] was an American movie director, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973. He won the Academy Award for Best Director.[2]
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.jpg) Friedkin in 2017 | |
| Born | William David Friedkin August 29, 1935 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 2023 (aged 87) Bel-Air, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1965–2023 |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanne Moreau (1977–1979) Lesley-Anne Down (1982–1985) Kelly Lange (1987–1990) Sherry Lansing (1991–2023) |
| Children | 2 |
Some of his other movie include Sorcerer, The Brink's Job, Cruising, Deal of the Century, To Live and Die in L.A., Jade, Rules of Engagement, The Hunted, Bug, and Killer Joe.
Friedkin died on August 7, 2023 at his home in Los Angeles, California from heart failure and pneumonia at the age of 87.[3][4]
William Friedkin Media
From left: Friedkin, Owen Roizman and William Peter Blatty on set of The Exorcist
Friedkin at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival
Friedkin with wife Sherry Lansing in 2012
References
- ↑ Biskind, p. 200.
- ↑ Pfefferman, Naomi. "'Killer Joe's' William Friedkin: 'I Could Have Been a Very Violent Person'." Jewish Journal. August 2, 2012. Archived August 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2013-04-29.
- ↑ Dagan, Carmel (7 August 2023). William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87. Variety. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/william-friedkin-dead-the-exorcist-1235689676/. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ Grimes, William (August 7, 2023). William Friedkin, Director of ‘French Connection’ and ‘Exorcist,’ Dies at 87. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/movies/william-friedkin-dead.html. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
Other websites
Media related to William Friedkin at Wikimedia Commons
- William Friedkin on IMDb
- William Friedkin at the Internet Broadway Database
- "From 'Popeye' Doyle to Puccini: William Friedkin" NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Friedkin, September 14, 2006
- EXCL: Bug Director William Friedkin Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- The Reeler interview with Friedkin Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Master Class at La Cinémathèque française on December 4th 2013 Archived 2013-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
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