William Peter Blatty

Known for WritingBorn 1928-01-07Died 2017-01-12New York, New York, USA

William Peter Blatty (January 7, 1928 – January 12, 2017) 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. Born and raised in New York City, Blatty received his bachelor's degree in English from Georgetown University in 1950, and his master's degree in English literature from the George Washington University. Following completion of his master's degree in 1954, he joined the United States Air Force and served in the Psychological Warfare Division where he attained the rank of first lieutenant. After service in the air force, he worked for the United States Information Agency in Beirut. After the success of The Exorcist, Blatty reworked his 1966 novel Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane! into a new novel titled The Ninth Configuration, published in 1978. He went on to adapt the novel into the 1980 film, which was also his directorial debut. At the 38th Golden Globe Awards, the film won Best Screenplay and was nominated for Best Picture. Blatty refused to have any involvement with the first sequel to The Exorcist; it was critically panned. He directed the second sequel, The Exorcist III (1990), which he adapted from his 1983 novel Legion. His second film as a director, The Exorcist III was his final directorial credit and final screenplay credit. Some of his later novels include Elsewhere (2009), Dimiter (2010) and Crazy (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Peter Blatty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Exorcists: The True Story

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

A Shot in the Dark

The Great Bank Robbery

The Merv Griffin Show

The Ninth Configuration

The Exorcist III

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

The Man from the Diners' Club

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

Exorcist: The Beginning

Darling Lili

Gunn

Hollywood Ghost Stories

Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist

Mastermind

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Promise Her Anything

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

No Place to Land

Untitled The Exorcist Film

Short Cuts : The Exorcist

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now

Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

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