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Born and raised in new york city, blatty received his bachelors degree in english from the georgetown university in 1950, and his masters degree in english literature from. Now, dont get me wrong, william peter blatty is a phenomenal writer but this is falls slightly short for me. Legion is a 1983 horror novel by american writer william peter blatty, a sequel to the exorcist. After the success of the exorcist, blatty reworked twinkle, twinkle, killer kane. In 1971, he published the exorcist, which he then wrote the screenplay adaptation of and earned him an academy award. He was married to julie alicia witbrodt, linda blatty, elizabeth gilman and mary margaret rigard. William peter blatty for julie and as jesus stepped ashore, there met him a man from the city who was possessed by demons many times it had laid hold of him and he was bound. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
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