William Friedkin
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PERSONAL DATA OF WILLIAM FRIEDKIN
Age: 85 years old
Born in: Chicago, USA
Born on: 29/08/1935
BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM FRIEDKIN
Director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Chicago into a modest family whose pillar was his mother Rachel, a nurse. The passion for cinema was born when Friedkin was struck by Orson Welles’ “Fourth power”. At the age of 16 William began working for WGN, a Chicago television station, where he made several documentaries and over 2000 hours of live programs. He makes himself known with the documentary “The People Versus Paul Crump”, with which he reopens the case of a black man sentenced to death for a robbery. In 1967 he was offered the cinematographic direction of the music producer “Good Times” interpreted by the singing duo Sonny & Cher. His subsequent films “That night invented the striptease” (1968), The Birthday Party (1968) and “Party for the birthday of dear friend Harold” (1970) are only the prelude to the great success he obtained in 1971 with “The arm. violent of the law “, winner of five Oscars (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Non-original Screenplay and Best Editing) as well as numerous international awards including the David di Donatello for best foreign film. In 1973 he made “The Exorcist”, a blockbuster film considered the progenitor of the demonic horror genre. In the wake of the successes obtained, Friedkin founded the production company ‘The Director’s Company’ with Francis Ford Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich, which soon dissolved. After the failure of “The Wages of Fear”, Friedkin seems to have lost touch with the tastes of the public but continues to pursue an innovative, personal cinema outside the rules of the mainstream. Return to prominence with masterpieces such as “Cruising” (1980) and “Live and Die in Los Angeles” (1985), quickly taken to cult objects, despite the unfortunate outcome at the box office. In 2000 he directed the underrated ‘Rules of Honor’, followed by ‘The Hunted’ and two independent films, both scripted by playwright Tracy Letts, “Bug” and “Killer Joe”. Since 1998, the year in which he made his debut staging Alban Berg’s Woyzeck at the Teatro Comunale in Florence, he has successfully dedicated himself to directing Amatissimo operas in France and Italy, especially from the younger generations, he has received tributes and awards at festivals. from all over the world, culminating with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 70th Venice Film Festival in 2013. He has two children, Cedric and Jack. He was married to French actress Jeanne Moreau and to English actress Lesley-Ann Down. In 1991 he married his current wife, former Paramount executive Sherry Lansing. In 2013 his autobiography, “The Friedkin Connection”, titled in Italy “The darkness and the light” (Bompiani) was released.
THE MOST RECENT FILMS BY WILLIAM FRIEDKIN
The Devil and Father Amorth
Role: Film director
Year: 2017
Killer Joe
Role: Film director
Year: 2011
Bug
Role: Film director
Year: 2006
The Hunted – The Hunted
Role: Film director
Year: 2003 Go to the complete Filmography
WILLIAM FRIEDKIN’S MOST RECENT TV SERIES
CSI (: Crime Scene Investigation)
Role: Film director
Year: 2000 Go to all TV series
THE MOST RECURRING GENRES OF WILLIAM FRIEDKIN
Drama: 26% Documentary: 14% Comedy: 14% Horror: 11%
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AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR WILLIAM FRIEDKIN
Oscar
Here are all the awards and nominations Oscar
- 1974 – Best director nomination for The Exorcist
- 1972 – Best Director Award for THE violent arm of the law
Golden Globe
Here are all the awards and nominations Golden Globe
- 1974 – Best Director Award for The Exorcist
- 1972 – Best Director Award for THE violent arm of the law
Venice Film Festival
Here are all the awards and nominations Venice Film Festival
- 2013 – Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement
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