William
Friedkin
Born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Friedkin
and Rachel (Green) Friedkin
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jeanne Moreau
— married
8 Feb 1977 (to 1979) [location unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1950s - unknown)]
Husband of
[private wife (1930s - unknown)]
Husband of
[private wife (1940s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in Bel Air, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2017
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Biography
William Friedkin is Notable.
William Friedkin was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. He is perhaps best remembered for having directed the Academy Award winning crime thriller The French Connection (1971). He also directed the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
William Friedkin was born in 1935 in Chicago to Benjamin Friedkin and Rachael Green, both of Jewish Ukrainian heritage.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL9S-ST8S : 27 March 2017), William Friedkin, 29 Aug 1935; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 31706, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
- "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1Z-J89Y : Mon Jul 24 06:43:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Louis Friedkin and Rae Friedkin, 2 May 1950.
- Wikipedia contributors, "William Friedkin," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Friedkin&oldid=792703549 (accessed July 31, 2017).
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