William Friedkin, acclaimed director of ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 87
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@Publishers Weekly: BREAKING NEWS: Cormac McCarthy, a preeminent voice in American literature over the better part of the past half-century, died today at his home in Santa Fe, N.M., his publisher, Knopf, confirmed. He was 89. Full obit to follow.