William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty is a writer and screenwriter most famous for his novel and screenplay adaptation of “The Exorcist.” He is also a writer of humor, with a humorous autobiography and screenplays and scripts of many comedy films to his name. From humble beginnings, the young William went on a winding path through Lebanon and the US Air Force, among other things, to end up with a later career in writing. He lives in Maryland with Julie Alicia Blatty, whom he married on 14th June, 1983 and with whom he has two children.