About
Director of the classic 1973 horror film The Exorcist. He earned an Academy Award for his direction of the 1971 movie The French Connection. His final film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, was released posthumously in 2023.
Before Fame
Immediately following high school, he worked for the Chicago television station WGN-TV.
Trivia
He directed such films as Bug, To Live and Die in L.A., and Rules of Engagement.
Family Life
He married Jeanne Moreau in 1977, Lesley-Anne Down in 1982, Kelly Lange in 1987, and Sherry Lansing in 1991 up until his death. He had two sons.
Associated With
He directed Cruising, a 1980 thriller starring Al Pacino.
