William
Henry
"Bill"
Lancaster
Born in Los Angeles County, California
Ancestors 
Brother of
[private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private sister (1940s - unknown)], [private sister (1950s - unknown)] and [private sister (1950s - unknown)]
Husband of
Kip Raleigh (Kovacs) Lancaster
— married
11 Dec 1965 (to Jul 1969) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Father of
Keigh Kristin Lancaster
Died
at age 49
in Los Angeles County, California
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Biography
William Lancaster is Notable.
William Henry "Bill" Lancaster (November 17, 1947 – January 4, 1997) was an American screenwriter, and minor actor. he was the son of the famous actor Burt Lancaster.
Bill was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Burt Lancaster and Norma Anderson. Bill developed polio at an early age, leaving one of his legs shorter than the other.
Bill Lancaster, a lookalike for his famous father at the time, guest-starred in an episode of the television series The Big Valley in 1967.
In 1973, Bill Lancaster played the role of "King", the boyfriend of a murdered college coed in The Midnight Man, a mystery film starring and co-directed by his father, released in 1974.
Bill Lancaster's best known work is his adapted screenplay for John Carpenter's The Thing. He also penned the original screenplays for The Bad News Bears films.
Bill Lancaster was married to Kippie Kovacs, daughter of the comedian Ernie Kovacs. They had one child, daughter
- Keigh Lancaster.
Kippie Kovacs married Burt's son Bill Lancaster at age 16, when she was several months pregnant with her daughter Keigh. The couple divorced only a few year later, as Kip reached adulthood.
Bill is featured in the documentary The Thing: Terror Takes Shape, found on the collector's edition DVD of The Thing. The documentary is dedicated to him because of his death shortly after it was filmed.
Bill Lancaster died at the age of 49 due to cardiac arrest.
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