The exorcist
Main Author: | Blatty, William Peter. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York,
Harper & Row
[1971]
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Edition: | [1st ed.] |
Physical Description: |
340 p. 22 cm. |
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ISBN: |
0060103655 |
Author Notes: |
He collaborated with the director Blake Edwards on the screenplays for several films including A Shot in the Dark, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, Darling Lili, and Gunn. He wrote several horror fiction books including The Exorcist, The Ninth Configuration, and Legion. All of the books were adapted into movies with the screenplays written by Blatty. He won an Academy Award for The Exorcist screenplay. He also adapted his novel John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! for the screen. He wrote several memoirs including Which Way to Mecca, Jack?, I'll Tell Them I Remember You, and Finding Peter. He died from multiple myeloma on January 12, 2017 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) |