Blinn, William

Overview

Works:	128 works in 255 publications in 6 languages and 9,096 library holdings
Genres:	Western stories
Roles:	Author of screenplay, Conceptor, Scenarist, Bibliographic antecedent, Binder
Classifications:	e185.97.h24, 791.4575

Publication Timeline

1960 |

|2020

Key

Publications about William Blinn

Publications by William Blinn

Most widely held works by William Blinn

Roots ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 2,104 libraries worldwide
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.

Brian's song; Screenplay by William Blinn ( Book )
8 editions published between 1972 and 1995 in English and held by 1,422 libraries worldwide
The screenplay for the award-winning television drama about football star Brian Piccolo, who died at twenty-six after a seven-month battle against cancer.

Starsky & Hutch ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 1,099 libraries worldwide
Set in the 1970s Bay City, two undercover police detective, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and Dave Starsky, always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey. They rely on their street informer Huggy Bear and race to the scene of the crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod. The two are on their first big case which involves a former college campus drug dealer who has gone on to become a white collar criminal dealing in a new "undetectable" form of cocaine.

A cold place in hell by William Blinn ( Book )
10 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in English and held by 739 libraries worldwide
In Salt Springs, on the Fourth of July, a young man took a bet - and ended up broken, battered and fighting for his life...But Billy Piper didn't die. He just came back to haunt Salt Springs. This story of Billy Piper becomes a powerful tale of two men's undying friendship, of a murder and a fight for justice--[cover].

Brian's song ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1980 and 1987 in English and held by 414 libraries worldwide
A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.

Purple rain ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and held by 334 libraries worldwide
Prince stars as "The Kid," a Minneapolis club musician, who struggles with both a tumultous homelife and his own smoldering anger while taking refuge in his music and his steamy love for sultry Apollonia Kotero. Semi-autobiographical.

Purple rain ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 330 libraries worldwide
A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer, and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.

Roots the complete collection ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 167 libraries worldwide
Roots, adapted from the Alex Haley novel that traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boy's abduction in Africa to America and continued throughout the generations that followed.

Starsky & Hutch. The complete second season ( Visual )
6 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide
The complete second season of the popular 1970's detective show starring, Paul Michael Glaser as Starsky, David Soul as Hutch and Antonio Fargas as Huggy-Bear.

Louis L'Amour's Shaughnessy ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide
After refusing to throw a fight backed by a crooked promoter, a 19th century Irish immigrant and champion boxer is forced to flee New York City or die. As he journeys West, a bizarre twist of fate lands him in Haven, Kansas, where he'll have to use all his wits and both his fists to solve a murder and expose a conspiracy that threatens to destroy the entire town.

Starsky & Hutch. The complete fourth season ( Visual )
6 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 69 libraries worldwide
Tough Starsky and educated Hutch are plainclothes cops taking on dope dealers, muggers and other thugs, aided by their red 1974 Torino and informant Huggy Bear. Both bachelors' private lives play as interweaving threads in the drama.

Starsky & Hutch. The complete third season ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 64 libraries worldwide
Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino with the help of police snitch called Huggy Bear.

Roots. Episode 3 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 58 libraries worldwide
Third episode of an adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was captured and sold into slavery. The series follows the struggle for freedom which began with the young man's abduction and was continued by his descendants.

Brian's song by William Blinn ( Book )
7 editions published between 1971 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 56 libraries worldwide
Sean Maher (TV's Party of Five) and Mekhi Phifer (Soul Food) star in this excellent remake of the 1971 Emmy Award-winning drama about the friendship between football players Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers. When Gale Sayers joins the Chicago Bears in 1965, the running back is befriended by fellow rookie Brian Piccolo, a brash young man whose personality is the exact opposite of the stoic Sayers. As their friendship begins, the two compete for starting positions on the team, but Sayers' talent far outshines Piccolo's, and he quickly rises to the top of the game. When they become roommates, their friendship deepens, and when Sayers injures his knee it is Piccolo who encourages him to get back in shape and back in the game-if only so Piccolo can compete against him on an even playing field. Both men become better ball players because of-and in spite of-each other, and when Piccolo quickly begins his decent into illness, they form a bond that will last forever.

Roots. Episode 5 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 56 libraries worldwide
Fifth episode of an adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was captured and sold into slavery. The series follows the struggle for freedom which began with the young man's abduction and was continued by his descendants.

Roots. Episode 1 ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1992 in Spanish and English and held by 54 libraries worldwide
In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals, but is then captured by slave traders and begins an agonized journey to the New World.

Roots. Disc 3 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The sage begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War where Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.

Roots. Disc 1 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The sage begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War where Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.

Fame. Season two ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide
Fame follows students as they pursue their dreams in the performing arts.

Roots. Disc 2 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 50 libraries worldwide
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The sage begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War where Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.