What is William Blinn?
'''William Frederick Blinn''' (July 21, 1937 — October 22, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[screenwriter]] and [[television producer]]. He was born in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. Blinn wrote episodes of ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'', ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[The Rookies]]'', and ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]''. He won two [[Emmy Awards]]. Blinn died on October 22, 2020 in [[Burbank, California]] at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/william-blinn-starsky-hutch-creator-and-purple-rain-writer-dies-at-83/|title=William Blinn, 'Starsky & Hutch' Creator and 'Purple Rain' Writer, Dies at 83|last=Baysinger|first=Tim|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=2020-10-24|access-date=2020-10-25}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0088479}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blinn, William}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Ohio]] [[Category:Writers from Toledo, Ohio]] {{US-bio-stub}}