Tag: Peter Bogdanovich
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Yes, Georgia Holt Was On I Love Lucy (But She Went By A Different Name Then)
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.Born Jackie Jean Crouch on June 9, 1926, in the barely-there town of Kensett, Arkansas, to a 17-year-old baker and a 13-year-old girl, Georgia Holt didn’t have it easy. Her parents separated when she was young, and, according to a 1978 People Magazine profile, she mostly…
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William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87
Director William Friedkin, best known for his Oscar-winning “The French Connection” and blockbuster “The Exorcist,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87.His death was confirmed by Chapman University dean Stephen Galloway, a friend of Friedkin’s wife Sherry Lansing.His final film, “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, is set to premiere at the Venice…
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William Friedkin, New Hollywood Maverick and ‘Exorcist’ Director, Dead at 87
William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director of “The French Connection” and legend behind “The Exorcist,” has died at age 87. His death in Los Angeles was first reported by Variety, and the news was confirmed by Chapman University dean Stephen Galloway, a friend of Friedkin’s wife, former studio head Sherry Lansing.Friedkin’s sensational 1971 “The French Connection”…