Autographs of William Friedkin

William David Friedkin (/ˈfriːdkɪn/; August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The Boys in the Band (1970), considered a milestone of queer cinema; the religious horror thriller once receiving an X rating The Exorcist (1973); the originally deprecated, now lauded thriller Sorcerer (1977); the crime comedy drama The Brink's Job (1978); the controversial thriller Cruising (1980); and the neo-noir thriller To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Although Friedkin's works suffered an overall commercial and critical decline in the late 1980s, his last three feature films, all based on plays, were positively received by critics: the psychological horror film Bug (2006), the crime film Killer Joe (2011), and the legal drama film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), released two months after his death. He also worked extensively as an opera director from 1998 until his death, and directed various television films and series episodes for television.
Friedkin was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 29, 1935, the son of Rachael (née Green) and Louis Friedkin. His father was a semi-professional softball player, merchant seaman, and men's clothing salesman. His mother, whom Friedkin called "a saint," was a nurse. His parents were Jewish emigrants from Ukraine, in the Russian empire. His grandparents, parents, and other relatives fled Russia during a particularly violent anti-Jewish pogrom in 1903. Friedkin's father was somewhat uninterested in making money, and the family was generally lower middle class while he was growing up. According to film historian Peter Biskind, "Friedkin viewed his father with a mixture of affection and contempt for not making more of himself."
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Traded items with a signature of William Friedkin

The most expensive item with a signature of William Friedkin (William Friedkin Signed The Exorcist Vinyl LP W/ Linda Blair & Eileen Dietz) was sold in September 2025 for £1,770.69 while the cheapest item (WILLIAM FRIEDKIN SIGNED BLUE CHIPS CARD, COA & MYSTERY GIFT (066)) found a new owner for £6.57 in November 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2014 with an average selling price of £32.44 for an autographed item of William Friedkin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2023 with £150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £6.57 was November 2022. In average, an autographed item from William Friedkin is worth £23.86.

Most recently, these items with a signature of William Friedkin were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Cruising Movie - Signed William Friedkin - VHS - Rare VHS - Cruising VHS	£154.62
	Cruising Movie - Signed William Friedkin - VHS - Rare VHS - Cruising VHS	£154.62
	signed william friedkin white card	£32.69
	signed william friedkin white card	£32.69
	The Exorcist Linda Blair William Friedkin Hand Signed One Sheet	£108.08
	The Exorcist Linda Blair William Friedkin Hand Signed One Sheet	£108.08
	THE FRENCH CONNECTION BLU-RAY FILMMAKERS SIGNATURE SERIES WILLIAM FRIEDKIN	£14.99
	THE FRENCH CONNECTION Blu-Ray UNCUT William Friedkin Filmakers Signature Series	£22.74
	THE FRENCH CONNECTION Blu-Ray UNCUT William Friedkin Filmakers Signature Series	£22.74
	The French Connection Blu-ray William Friedkin Gene Hackman Signature Series OOP	£41.86
	The French Connection Blu-ray William Friedkin Gene Hackman Signature Series OOP	£41.86
	The French Connection Gene Hackman VHS SIGNED By Director William Friedkin.	£134.97
	The French Connection Gene Hackman VHS SIGNED By Director William Friedkin.	£134.97
	The French Connection VHS SIGNED By The Director William Friedkin. New & Unused.	£92.06
	The French Connection VHS SIGNED By The Director William Friedkin. New & Unused.	£92.06