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William Peter Blatty

Writer, Actor, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born January 7, 1928Died January 12, 2017 (89 years)
William Peter Blatty was an American writer and filmmaker best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist and for the Academy Award-winning screenplay of its film adaptation. He also wrote and directed the sequel The Exorcist III. After the success of The Exorcist, Blatty reworked Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane! (1960) into a new novel titled The Ninth Configuration, published in 1978. Two years later, Blatty adapted the novel into a film of the same title and won Best Screenplay at the 38th Golden Globe Awards. Some of his other notable works are the novels Elsewhere (2009), Dimiter (2010) and Crazy (2010).
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Exorcist III
  • Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
  • The Ninth Configuration
Known For
  • The Exorcist
  • The Exorcist III
  • The Exorcist: Believer
  • The Exorcist
  • Exorcist II: The Heretic
  • Exorcist: The Beginning
  • The Ninth Configuration
  • A Shot in the Dark
  • Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
  • Darling Lili
  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
  • The Great Bank Robbery
  • The Man from the Diners' Club

Filmography

2016
The Exorcist (TV Series) · as Novel
1990
1990
The Exorcist III · as Screenplay
1980
1976
Mastermind · as Screenplay
1973
The Exorcist · as Novel
1970
1969
The Great Bank Robbery · as Screenplay
1967
Gunn · as Screenplay
1966
1966
Promise Her Anything · as Screenplay
1965
1964
A Shot in the Dark · as Screenplay

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