William Peter Blatty(1928-2017)

William Peter Blatty was born on 7 January 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for L'Exorciste (1973), L'Exorciste, la suite (1990) and La Constellation des damnés (1980). He was married to Julie Alicia Witbrodt, Linda Blatty, Elizabeth Gilman and Mary Margaret Rigard. He died on 12 January 2017 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

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7.3

L'Exorciste
7.9
TV Series
- inspired by the novel by
- 2016–2017
The Exorcist
Video
- author
- 2015
The Exorcist: A Novel
Video
- author
- 2011
Ficción sonora
Podcast Series
- novel
- 2010
L'Exorciste III : La légion
7.3
- novel
- screenplay
- 1990
L'Exorciste, la suite
6.5
- based on the novel "Legion" by
- written for the screen by
- 1990
La Constellation des damnés
6.7
- novel: "Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane/The Ninth Configuration"
- written by
- 1980
Exorcist II: The Heretic: Alternate Opening
4.8
Short
- based on characters created by (uncredited)
- 1977
Mastermind
4.6
- screenplay
- story (as Terence Clyne)
- 1976
Insight
7.4
TV Series
- written by
- 1968–1975
L'Exorciste
8.1
- based on the novel by
- written for the screen by
- 1973
Darling Lili
6.0
- written by
- 1970
Le plus grand des hold-up
5.6
- screenplay
- 1969
Peter Gunn, détective spécial
6.0
- screenplay
- 1967
Qu'as-tu fait à la guerre, papa?
6.6
- screenplay
- 1966

Alternative names
- Bill Blatty
Height
- 1.85 m
Born
- January 7, 1928
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- January 12, 2017
- Bethesda, Maryland, USA(multiple myeloma)
Spouses
Parents
Other works
Unsold pilot: Wrote the pilot for a sitcom to be called "Which Way to the Mecca, Jack" (based on his own 1960 novel) about a swinging Middle Eastern king who uses American aid to increase the size of his harem.
Publicity listings
- 8 Articles

Trivia
Years before he became famous for writing "The Exorcist", Blatty appeared on Groucho Marx's quiz show, You Bet Your Life (1950), posing as an Arab sheik with so many wives that he could not recall how many he had. Groucho was completely taken in. When Blatty revealed that it was a hoax after a couple of minutes, he told Groucho that he did it because George Fenneman had said that Groucho was an expert at spotting phonies. Groucho replied, "That is incorrect, because I've had Fenneman in my employ now for 14 years." Blatty won $10,000 on the show, and when Groucho asked what he intended to do with the money, Blatty replied that he was going to take a year off from his job and write a novel.

Quotes
[on the Academy Awards snub of L'Exorciste (1973), which out of ten nominations won only for Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay (which went to Blatty himself)] The Academy should fold its tent and go back to baking apple strudel or whatever they can do well.