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ificandream

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Mon Aug 7, 2023, 01:56 PM Aug 2023

William Friedkin: Director of The Exorcist and The French Connection dies aged 87

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William Friedkin, director of the classic horror film The Exorcist, died on Monday at the age of 87.

His widow Sherry Lansing told the BBC through tears: "He had a wonderful life. He was almost 88 - he has a new movie coming out.

"He was the most wonderful husband in the world. He was the most wonderful father in the world. He had a big wonderful, life. There was no dream unfulfilled."

Friedkin died in Los Angeles on Monday.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66434077

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William Friedkin: Director of The Exorcist and The French Connection dies aged 87 (Original Post) ificandream Aug 2023 OP
Great Director.... democratsruletheday Aug 2023 #1

democratsruletheday

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1. Great Director....
Mon Aug 7, 2023, 01:59 PM
Aug 2023

I've got a friend who claims "Billy" was a LITTLE eccentric, and would've had a tough time making movies these days 'his way'. Whatever, great talent...RIP

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