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William Peter Blatty

1928 - 2017

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William Peter Blatty (January 7, 1928 – January 12, 2017) was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist and for his screenplay for the 1973 film adaptation. Blatty won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Exorcist, and was nominated for Best Picture as its producer. The film also earned Blatty a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama as producer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Peter Blatty is the 2,576th most popular writer (down from 2,340th in 2019), the 3,709th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,920th in 2019) and the 296th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, William Peter Blatty ranks 2,576 out of 7,302. Before him are Picander, Vasile Alecsandri, Charlotte Buff, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Walter Bagehot, and Luo Yixiu. After him are Theodore Abu Qurrah, Joseph Görres, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, John the Lydian, Stanisław Konarski, and Heinrich von Veldeke.

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Among people born in 1928, William Peter Blatty ranks 207. Before him are Aleksey Batalov, Line Renaud, Mohammad Beheshti, Frank Wolff, Cécile Aubry, and Jörg Demus. After him are Sisavath Keobounphanh, Jack Kevorkian, Willy Mairesse, Luigi Colani, Cy Twombly, and Gerard Damiano. Among people deceased in 2017, William Peter Blatty ranks 176. Before him are Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Aleksey Batalov, Ivan Dias, Umberto Lenzi, Daliah Lavi, and Miloslav Vlk. After him are Nadezhda Olizarenko, James Rosenquist, Giulio Angioni, Gilberto Agustoni, Vito Acconci, and John Hillerman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Peter Blatty ranks 3,709 out of 20,380. Before him are Margaux Hemingway (1954), Eddie Albert (1906), Lorenzo Lamas (1958), Bonnie Hunt (1961), Harry Hopkins (1890), and Richard Conte (1910). After him are Steve Kanaly (1946), Clifford Brown (1930), Celeste Holm (1917), Asa Gray (1810), Anne Meara (1929), and Nikki Reed (1988).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Peter Blatty ranks 296. Before him are Joyce Meyer (1943), Jack Williamson (1908), Terence McKenna (1946), Neil Simon (1927), Archibald Gracie IV (1858), and Tom Peters (1942). After him are Wayne Dyer (1940), Alice B. Toklas (1877), D. B. Weiss (1971), Jim Thompson (1906), Seymour Hersh (1937), and Andy Weir (1972).

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