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Bill Lancaster
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American screenwriter (1947–1997)
William Henry Lancaster (November 17, 1947[2] – January 4, 1997) was an American screenwriter and actor.
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The son of screen legend Burt Lancaster, he was perhaps best known for his screenplays for The Bad News Bears and The Thing.
Early life
He was born November 17, 1947, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Burt Lancaster (1913–1994) and Norma Anderson (1917–1988).
He contracted polio at an early age, leaving one leg shorter than the other.
Career
Lancaster, who resembled his famous father at the time, guest-starred in an episode of the television series The Big Valley in 1967.
Lancaster played the role of "King", the boyfriend of a murdered college student in The Midnight Man (1974), a mystery film starring and co-directed by his father.
Lancaster's best-known work is his adapted screenplay for John Carpenter's The Thing.[3] He a