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William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty
  • Born: January 7, 1928
  • Died: January 12, 2017
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Novelist, Screenwriter, Film Director

William Peter Blatty was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist, for which he won the Academy Award for the screenplay of its film adaptation and was nominated for Best Picture as its producer. The film also earned Blatty the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama as producer. He also wrote and directed the sequel The Exorcist III.