William Peter Blatty
American writer and director
William Peter Blatty was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel, The Exorcist, and for his 1973 screenplay for the film adaptation of the same name. Blatty won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay... Wikipedia
Born: January 7, 1928, New York, NY
Died: January 12, 2017 (age 89 years), Bethesda, MD
Spouse: Julie Blatty (m. 1983–2017) and Linda Tuero (m. 1975–1980)
Children: Peter Vincent Blatty and J. T. Blatty
Parents: Mary Mouakod Blatty and Peter Blatty
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William Peter Blatty is the bestselling author of The Exorcist, which he turned into an Academy... Read full bio. Most popular. The Exorcist: A Novel.
William Peter Blatty was an American writer and filmmaker. He wrote the novel The Exorcist (1971) and the subsequent screenplay version for which he won an ...
By Matt Slovick WashingtonPost.com Staff. William Peter Blatty is best known to the world and Washingtonians as the author of "The Exorcist," which was set ...