okaydo said:
Breaking News: William Friedkin, the director of the 1970s box-office hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” died at 87. https://t.co/zbDcuH6V6J
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 7, 2023
okaydo said:
William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of the movies below, has died.
Directed 2 of the greatest car chase scenes in movies.
Fun fact: His wife, Sherry Lansing, was a member of the University of California Board of Regents from 1999 to 2022.
dimitrig said:okaydo said:
William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of the movies below, has died.
Directed 2 of the greatest car chase scenes in movies.
Fun fact: His wife, Sherry Lansing, was a member of the University of California Board of Regents from 1999 to 2022.
My connection to William Friedkin was through his former fiancee and the mother of his son, Jennifer Nairn-Smith who I interacted with regularly for a few years maybe a decade ago or more. She was a dancer, is a dance teacher, and also sells (or sold) real estate.
He denied her son was his for a long time, although he ultimately accepted that fact.
He provided for her and his son, but not in the way he could have or should have given his wealth and that of Sherry. They met on the set of The Exorcist and she was with him during his meteoric rise but he was a womanizer and also afraid of commitment.
He was a good filmmaker, but not a good father and a horrible human being.
okaydo said:dimitrig said:okaydo said:
William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of the movies below, has died.
Directed 2 of the greatest car chase scenes in movies.
Fun fact: His wife, Sherry Lansing, was a member of the University of California Board of Regents from 1999 to 2022.
My connection to William Friedkin was through his former fiancee and the mother of his son, Jennifer Nairn-Smith who I interacted with regularly for a few years maybe a decade ago or more. She was a dancer, is a dance teacher, and also sells (or sold) real estate.
He denied her son was his for a long time, although he ultimately accepted that fact.
He provided for her and his son, but not in the way he could have or should have given his wealth and that of Sherry. They met on the set of The Exorcist and she was with him during his meteoric rise but he was a womanizer and also afraid of commitment.
He was a good filmmaker, but not a good father and a horrible human being.
Ha! One of my childhood friends was the (alleged) son of a famous married Hollywood person. This famous person publicly admitted to being in my friend's mom's home 9 months before my friend was born. But he went to his grave denying he was the father, so there was no relationship.
What womanizer isn't afraid of commitment?dimitrig said:okaydo said:
William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of the movies below, has died.
Directed 2 of the greatest car chase scenes in movies.
Fun fact: His wife, Sherry Lansing, was a member of the University of California Board of Regents from 1999 to 2022.
My connection to William Friedkin was through his former fiancee and the mother of his son, Jennifer Nairn-Smith who I interacted with regularly for a few years maybe a decade ago or more. She was a dancer, is a dance teacher, and also sells (or sold) real estate.
He denied her son was his for a long time, although he ultimately accepted that fact.
He provided for her and his son, but not in the way he could have or should have given his wealth and that of Sherry. They met on the set of The Exorcist and she was with him during his meteoric rise but he was a womanizer and also afraid of commitment.
He was a good filmmaker, but not a good father and a horrible human being.
SFCityBear said:What womanizer isn't afraid of commitment?dimitrig said:okaydo said:
William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of the movies below, has died.
Directed 2 of the greatest car chase scenes in movies.
Fun fact: His wife, Sherry Lansing, was a member of the University of California Board of Regents from 1999 to 2022.
My connection to William Friedkin was through his former fiancee and the mother of his son, Jennifer Nairn-Smith who I interacted with regularly for a few years maybe a decade ago or more. She was a dancer, is a dance teacher, and also sells (or sold) real estate.
He denied her son was his for a long time, although he ultimately accepted that fact.
He provided for her and his son, but not in the way he could have or should have given his wealth and that of Sherry. They met on the set of The Exorcist and she was with him during his meteoric rise but he was a womanizer and also afraid of commitment.
He was a good filmmaker, but not a good father and a horrible human being.
I got the wrong notice from a British friend, turned out his mum was wrong, phew!bearister said:
That one is 83 and still collecting panties and bras on stage.
Jerry Moss, A&M Records Co-Founder & Rock Hall of Famer, Dies at 88 https://t.co/k9u2ETi1yT
— billboard (@billboard) August 16, 2023
Toto Cutugno, an Italian singer and songwriter whose 1983 hit song “L’Italiano” became a worldwide sensation and sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, died on Tuesday. His longtime manager said the cause of death was cancer. https://t.co/uNSHd6Lw6w pic.twitter.com/l3po52KAeM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 23, 2023
One of the best Bob Barker moments ever. There are so many. RIP pic.twitter.com/U7AAbk2LgO
— Matt’s Idea Shop (@MattsIdeaShop) August 26, 2023
Ray Hildebrand, whose recording with a friend of “Hey Paula,” a love song he wrote while in college in Texas, became a No. 1 hit in 1963 and brought them instant, if brief, fame as Paul and Paula, has died at 82. https://t.co/agZoeDcrI8
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 30, 2023