[ad_1] William Friedkin. Photo: Matt Carr/Getty Images Filmmaker William Friedkin, whose thriller The French Connection won five Oscars in 1972 and who changed the face of horror the following year with The Exorcist, has died at the age of 87. Family friend Stephen Galloway shared the news with The Hollywood Reporter, confirming that Friedkin died… Continue reading ‘The Exorcist’ Director Was 87