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William Peter Blatty
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Life & Death

Died aged 89
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn07/01/1928Born inNew York, New York, USADied12/01/2017 (aged 89)Died inBethesdaCausemultiple myelomaWikidataQ540784 ↗Buried atGate of Heaven CemeteryTMDb#57922 ↗

William Peter Blatty was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist and for his screenplay for the 1973 film adaptation. Blatty won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Exorcist, and was nominated for Best Picture as its producer. The film also earned Blatty a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama as producer.

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Filmography14 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelMovieSelf91
2013Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty’s The ExorcistMovieSelf85
2010Raising Hell: Filming the ExorcistMovieSelf82
2010The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and NowMovieSelf82
2004Exorcists: The True StoryMovieLui-même76
2002The Curious Case of Inspector ClouseauMovieself74
1998The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistMovieSelf - Author & Producer70
1986Hollywood Ghost StoriesMovieHimself58
1980The Ninth ConfigurationMovieDr. Fromme (uncredited)52
1974Oscars, Actors and The ExorcistMovieSelf46
1973The ExorcistMovieThe Producer (uncredited)45
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf34
1958No Place to LandMoviePoliceman (as Bill Blatty)30
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesSelf29