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william friedkin
  • Birth Place: Chicago, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/29/1935, Virgo
  • Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter
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William Friedkin Fast Facts:
  • Got his start in the entertainment industry working in the mail room of a Chicago TV station, where he quickly rose through the ranks to the role of director.
  • Made his feature-film debut in 1967 with the Sonny and Cher musical spoof Good Times.
  • Rose to fame with two back-to-back, Oscar-winning smashes, The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973).
  • Formed the Directors Company with Peter Bogdanovich and Francis Ford Coppola in 1973; the partnership lasted just one year.
  • Staged his first opera, Alban Berg's Wozzeck, in 1998 in Florence, Italy.
  • William Friedkin Relationships:
  • Frances FitzGerald - Ex-significant Other
  • Jennifer Nairn-Smith - Ex-fiancée
  • Kitty Hawks - Ex-fiancée
  • Sherry Lansing - Wife
  • Jeanne Moreau - Ex-wife
  • Kelly Lange - Ex-wife
  • Lesley-Anne Down - Ex-wife
  • Jack Friedkin - Son
  • Rae Friedkin - Mother
  • Louis Friedkin - Father
  • Cedric Friedkin - Son
  • William Friedkin Awards:
  • 1972 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1974 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1971 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 1973 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
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William Friedkin on Opera
Opera director William Friedkin reveals...
Network: AMC
Posted: 6/26/2008 Length: 2m 9s
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Sorcerer
The plot of William Friedkin's suspense...
Network: Video Detective
Posted: 3/17/2008
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Guardian, The
The Exorcist director William Friedkin made...
Network: Video Detective
Posted: 3/16/2008
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Bug
Academy Award-winning Exorcist director...
Network: Video Detective
Posted: 3/16/2008
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Hunted, The
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Posted: 3/16/2008
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