William Frederick Blinn was born in 1937. He was the son of Clare Blinn and Pearl Shaffer. He passed away in 2020. He was an American screenwriter and television producer. In 1971.
William Blinn wrote the screenplay for the television movie Brian's Song for which he won an Emmy and Peabody Award. He won a second Emmy in 1977 for his work on the miniseries Roots. William Blinn also created two series for Aaron Spelling: Starsky & Hutch.
“Purple Rain” is Blinn’s only feature writing credit, which he co-wrote with director Albert Magnoli. The 1984 rock musical starred Prince in a semi-autobiographical role as The Kid. It is considered among the greatest musical films.
William Blinn passed away from natural causes on 22 Oct 2020 at age 83.
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