William Peter Blatty author biography, plus links to books by William Peter Blatty.

William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty, the writer of numerous novels and screenplays, is best known for his mega-bestselling novel The Exorcist. An Academy Award winner for his screenplay for The Exorcist, Blatty is not only the author of one of the most terrifying novels ever written, but, paradoxically, also cowrote the screenplay for the hilarious Inspector Clouseau film, A Shot in the Dark. Dimiter is Blatty's first full novel since the 1983 publication of Legion. He lives with his wife and a son in Maryland.

This biography was last updated on 03/16/2010.

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