William Friedkin
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Birth Name: William David Friedkin
Born: 29 August 1935 Died: 7 August 2023
Country of origin: United States
Height: 6' 0"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Sherry Lansing
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The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers
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Published 11 years ago
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Directors:The Filmography of...
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Published 13 years ago
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Gone, but not forgotten
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A Movie for every Director (part 2)
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Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman, semi-pro softball player and ultimately sold clothes in a men's discount chain. Ultimately, his father never earned more than $50/week in his whole life and died indigent. Eventually young Will became infatuated with Orson Welles after seeing Citizen Kane (1941). He went to work for WGN TV immediately after graduating from high school where he started making documentaries, one of which won the Golden Gate Award at the 1962 San Francisco film festival. In 1965, he moved to Hollywood and immediately started directing TV shows, including an episode of
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2. The French Connection (1971)
Rating: | 846 Watched |
3. Killer Joe (2000)
Rating: | 457 Watched |
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2. Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Rating: | 546 Watched |
3. The Twilight Zone (1985)
Rating: | 324 Watched |
4. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Rating: | 40 Watched |
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2. Cruising
Rating: | 235 Watched |
3. The Guardian
Rating: | 52 Watched |
4. Rampage (1988)
Rating: | 32 Watched |
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1. A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Rating: | 33 want to see |
2. Without Limits (1998)
Rating: | 33 Watched |
5. Making the Boys (2011)
Rating: | 8 want to see |
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1. The Simpsons
Rating: | 5786 Watched |
2. The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Rating: | 21 Watched |
5. Tavis Smiley
Rating: | 14 Watched |
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"Favourite films: The Exorcist, To Live and Die in L.A., and The French Connection "
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"The Exorcist (1973) The French Connection (1971) To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Cruising (1980) Killer Joe (2011)"
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"1974 Planned to make a movie about aliens and the myth of Atlantis but when Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" went into production, he decided to make a remake of "The Wages of Fear" instead ("Sorcerer") 1997 "The Ripper Diaries", thriller starring Anthony Hopkins as Jack the Ripper never went into production. "
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