{"id":1993307,"date":"2023-08-07T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/william-friedkin-famed-director-of-the-exorcist-dead-at-87\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:47:47","slug":"william-friedkin-famed-director-of-the-exorcist-dead-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/william-friedkin-famed-director-of-the-exorcist-dead-at-87\/","title":{"rendered":"William Friedkin, renowned director of The Exorcist, passes away at 87."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwilliam-friedkin-famed-director-of-the-exorcist-dead-at-87%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1993307&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Oscar-winning\u200d Director\u2064 William Friedkin Passes \u200cAway\u200c at\u200b 87<\/h2>\n<p>Oscar-winning director <strong>William Friedkin<\/strong>, best \u200cknown for his films <em>The Exorcist<\/em> \u2064 and\u2063 <em>The French Connection<\/em>,\u2064 passed \u2062away in\u200b Los Angeles\u2063 on Monday at\u200b the\u200b age of 87.\u2062 His wife, Sherry Lansing, a former producer and \u2062Paramount Pictures studio\u2062 head, confirmed \u2063his death.<\/p>\n<h3>A Pioneer of the &#8220;New Hollywood&#8221; Movement<\/h3>\n<p>Friedkin&#8217;s cinematic contributions in \u200dthe 1970s garnered attention during the <em>&#8220;New Hollywood&#8221;<\/em> \u200c movement, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/william-friedkin-famed-director-of-the-exorcist-dead-at-87\/\" title=\"William Friedkin, renowned director of The Exorcist, passes away at 87.\">young directors produced experimental films<\/a> that broke the mold\u200b of the \u2064typical studio movie.<\/p>\n<h3>The French Connection: A\u2063 Cinematic Triumph<\/h3>\n<p>Friedkin&#8217;s 1971 film <em>The \u200dFrench Connection<\/em> won five Oscars and revolved around \u2064the seizure of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mi-judge-orders-dem-sec-of-state-to-release-all-communications-with-dominion-facebook-apple-amazon-and-google\/\" title=\"MI Judge Orders Dem Sec of State To Release All Communications With Dominion, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google\">large amount<\/a>\u2062 of heroin \u2063smuggled on a\u200d French ocean liner.<\/p>\n<h3>The Exorcist: A Terrifying Masterpiece<\/h3>\n<p>His other famous film, <em>The Exorcist<\/em>, \u200bdepicts \u200da\u200b young girl possessed by a demon\u2064 and \u200ca\u2064 priest attempting to rescue her through an exorcism. Friedkin went\u200d to inventive \u2062lengths to capture genuine and surprised responses\u200c from the actors, including using a mixture meant to look \u200dlike vomit (really porridge\u2062 and pea\u200b soup) \u2062to elicit\u200c an expression of true disgust.<\/p>\n<p>Friedkin even installed a refrigeration system costing $50,000 to cool the set to 20 degrees \u200bbelow zero, making the actors&#8217; breath\u200c visible during the \u2062chilling exorcism scene in the \u200dbedroom.<\/p>\n<h3>A Different Perspective on Horror<\/h3>\n<p>William Peter Blatty, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/auction-site-ebay-confirms-it-is-monitoring-for-illicit-dr-seuss-book-sales\/\" title=\"Auction Site eBay Confirms It Is \u2018Monitoring\u2019 For Illicit Dr. Seuss Book Sales\">late author<\/a> of the 1971 book <em>The\u200b Exorcist<\/em> \u200c that inspired the movie, revealed that \u200bhe had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouris-republican-governor-says-gop-lawmakers-tried-to-embarrass-him-in-disgusting-scheme\/\" title=\"Missouri\u2019s Republican Governor Says GOP Lawmakers Tried To \u2018Embarrass\u2019 Him In \u2018Disgusting Scheme\u2019\">originally planned<\/a> to\u200c write \u200ba non-fictional account of an exorcism, not a horror novel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bill Friedkin\u200b never thought it was a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-horror-movie-cliches-that-need-to-die\/\" title=\"9 Horror Movie Cliches That Need to Die\">horror film<\/a> and neither did I. When I was writing the novel, I thought I\u200d was crafting\u2064 a supernatural detective story with an apostolic intent,&#8221; Blatty said in a \u20642013 interview.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;I cannot to this day \u200crecall a moment when I thought, &#8216;Ah, this \u2062ought to \u2062scare the \u2063bejesus out \u2063of them.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE \u2064FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar-winning director William Friedkin, famous for The Exorcist and The French Connection, died in Los Angeles at 87. Sherry Lansing, his wife and former Paramount Pictures studio head, confirmed his passing. 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