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(1928-2017) Novelist, screenwriter. William Peter Blatty was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland. He authored the book “The Exorcist.”

Full Name

William Peter Blatty

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1928

BIRTH

William Peter Blatty was born in Manhattan, New York, on January 7, 1928.

1928

BIRTH

William Peter Blatty was born in Manhattan, New York, on January 7, 1928.

1946

OTHER

Mr. Blatty graduated from Brooklyn Preparatory School in 1946.

1963

LITWORK

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Doubleday
553142518
Novel.

1964

LITWORK

A Shot in the Dark
Distributed by United Artists

Screenplay written with Blake Edwards.

1966

LITWORK

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Distributed by United Artists

Screenplay.

1967

LITWORK

Gunn
Distributed by Paramount Pictures

Screenplay written with Blake Edwards.

1970

LITWORK

Darling Lili
Distributed by Paramount Pictures

Screenplay written with Blake Edwards.

1971

LITWORK

The Exorcist
Harper & Row
978-0-06-010365-1
Novel.

1973

LITWORK

The Exorcist
Distributed by Warner Brothers

Screenplay, winner of an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay.

1973

LITWORK

I'll Tell Them I Remember You
Barrie & Jenkins
978-0-214-20016-8
Autobiography.

1978

LITWORK

The Ninth Configuration
Harper
0060103590 / 978-0060103590
Novel.

1983

LITWORK

Legion
Simon & Schuster
0671470450 / 978-0671470456
Novel.

2017

DEATH

William Peter Blatty died in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 12, 2017.

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