William Friedkin Oscarwinning director of The Exorcist and The French Connection dead at 87

LOS ANGELES — William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director who became a top filmmaker in his 30s with the gripping “The French Connection” and the horrifying “The Exorcist” and struggled in the following decades to match his early success has died. He was 87. Friedkin, who won the best director…Read More