By Will Dunham , 2023 (Reuters) - William Friedkin, who achieved cinematic immortality by directing the bleak, gritty 1971 drug-smuggling thriller "Th.
Everyone used to call him Billy Friedkin. William Friedkin has died at age 87 after a rollercoaster life in Hollywood. His back to back hits, "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist," just preceded the Spielberg-Coppola-Scorsese barrage that followed. Friedkin was the first auteur of the new world
By Will Dunham , 2023 (Reuters) - William Friedkin, who achieved cinematic immortality by directing the bleak, gritty 1971 drug-smuggling thriller "Th.
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, 2023 (Reuters) -William Friedkin, who achieved cinematic immortality by directing the bleak, gritty 1971 drug-smuggling thriller "The French Connection" and the terrifying 1973 demon-possession blockbuster "The Exorcist," died on Monday at the age of 87. He died at his home from heart failure and pneumonia, said a spokesperson for Creative Artists Agency. Friedkin got his start as a director with the mild 1967 musical comedy "Good Times" with the pop duo Sonny and Cher, then spent the rest of his career creating some of the most disturbing, violent and controversial images in film history.