William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' has died at age 87. 💔🕊️
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Stephen Galloway, dean of Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University and also the biographer of Friedkin's producer wife, Sherry Lansing, confirmed Friedkin's death to ABC News, explaining that the filmmaker passed away in Los Angeles. No cause of death was provided. The Chicago-born Friedkin got his start in television and documentaries, logging his first film directing credit with the 1967 musical "Good Times," starring Sonny and Cher. Just four years later, his big-screen adaptation of Robin Moore's gritty cop novel "The French Connection" earned four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, and Best Actor for Gene Hackman.
Friedkin's box office success faltered in the 1980s, though his 1985 film "To Live and Die in L.A.." starring William Peterson and Willem Dafoe, remains a cop genre classic.
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