January 7, 1928 - January 12, 2017
American novelist, screenwriter, director and producerAuthor of "The Exorcist" (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay of a Motion Picture in 1974), "The Ninth Configuration" (for which he won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay of a Motion Picture in 1980) and "Legion"