Tag: William Friedkin
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William Friedkin, the filmmaker of ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The French Connection,’ has died at the age of 87.
William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director who sprang to prominence in his 30s with the compelling “The French Connection” and the terrifying “The Exorcist” and failed to equal his early success in the decades thereafter, has died. He was 87. Friedkin, who won an Oscar for best director for “The French Connection,” died Monday in Los…