William Peter Blatty

Author and Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Exorcist (1973) William Peter Blatty, died Jan. 12, 2017. He was 89 years old. The Exorcist novel was on The New York Times bestseller list for a whopping 57 weeks, and the film was the first horror movie to be nominated for a best picture Oscar. He is survived by his wife, Julie.

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