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William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director of two gripping film classics, “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died at age 87.

Friedkin helmed legendary ’70s films ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The French Connection’

William Friedkin on its troubled, almost deadly production and restored legacy

The late director William Friedkin made movies his way, no matter what changes transformed his industry. Was he the best director of the 1970s? Maybe. He was certainly the most 1970s director.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist” and was quickly anointed one of Hollywood’s top directors when he was only in his 30s, has died. He was 87. Friedkin, who won the best director Oscar for “The French Connection,” […]

The filmmaker who won an Oscar for The French Connection before making a huge success with The Exorcist is confirmed by his wife to have passed away at the age of 87.

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William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral reality to 1970s classics "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" died

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According to his son Cedric Friedkin, the famed director died after a long illness.