William Peter Blatty
The son of Lebanese parents, New York-born writer William Peter Blatty entered the US Foreign service in the mid 1950s, headquartered in Beirut. Feeling that his creative urges were stifled by the edi...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
01/06/1928
New York City, NY |
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