William Friedkin and Sherry Lansing at event of The Oscars (2015)
				
				
						 Caption: William Friedkin and Sherry Lansing at event of The Oscars (2015)
																																				
						Director, Producer, Writer
						Born: August 29, 1935
						Star sign: Virgo
						Height: 6' (1.83 m)
						Known for: The Exorcist (1973), The French Connection (1971), Killer Joe (2011), Rules of Engagement (2000)
						Source: IMDB
						Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman, semi-pro softball player and ultimately sold clothes in a men's discount chain. Ultimately, his father never earned more than $50/week in his whole life and died indigent. Eventually young Will became infatuated with Orson Welles after seeing Citizen Kane (1941). He ...