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Robert Dex and Arts Correspondent

William Friedkin: French Connection and Exorcist director dies aged 87

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Oscar-winning film director William Friedkin, whose career included hits such as The French Connection and The Exorcist, has died aged 87.

Friedkin, who won the best director Academy Award for The French Connection, died on Monday in Los Angeles.

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