Name William Blinn Role Screenwriter | Books Brian's song Awards Peabody Award | |
 | ||
Full Name William Taylor Blinn Born July 21, 1937 (age 86) ( 1937-07-21 ) Clayton, Indiana, United States Occupation Screenwriter, television producer Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Movies and TV shows Starsky & Hutch, Brian's Song, Purple Rain, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, The Boys Next Door Similar People Bernie Hamilton, Albert Magnoli, Antonio Fargas, Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul | ||
2009 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award recipient William Blinn ('Roots') offers advice to young writers
William Frederick Blinn (born July 21, 1937) is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Contents
- 2009 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award recipient William Blinn Roots offers advice to young writers
- William blinn on brian s song 1971
- Life and career
- References
William blinn on brian s song 1971
Life and career
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Blinn began his career in television in the 1960s. As a screenwriter, Blinn has written episodes of Rawhide, Here Come the Brides, Gunsmoke, The Rookies, and Fame (where he also served as executive producer). In 1971, 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. Blinn also created two series for producing mogul Aaron Spelling: Starsky and Hutch (Blinn later produced the 2004 film of the same name); and the less-successful Heaven Help Us, which co-starred Ricardo Montalban of Fantasy Island fame. He was the executive producer of the 1974 ABC series The New Land, and he created the short-lived 1977 CBS espionage series Hunter and wrote its unaired 1976 pilot. He was also a writer for the 1996 Hallmark Television film The Boys Next Door based on the play of the same name.
Other famous William Blinn series are Eight is Enough and Fame.
In addition to screenwriting (which includes Purple Rain), Blinn has also produced several television series and television movies including Aaron's Way, Polly: Comin' Home!, and Pensacola: Wings of Gold.