William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dead at 87

William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director who became a top filmmaker with the gripping "The French Connection" and the horrifying "The Exorcist" has died. He was 87.

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