William Friedkin - Family and Companions

• father Louis Friedkin: died indigent in Chicago
• mother Raechael Friedkin:
• son Cedric Nairn-Smith: born on November 27, 1976; mother, Jennifer Nairn-Smith
• son Jack Friedkin: born c. 1983; mother Lesley-Anne Down

• Kitty Hawks: also worked in an advertising agency; daughter of Howard Hawks; introduced to Friedkin by playwright Mart Crowly c. 1969 during the filming of "Boys in the Band"; lived together; announced engagement but separated in June 1971
• Jennifer Nairn-Smith: met in 1972; together for four years; twice announced engagement; mother of Friedkin's son Cedric
• Ellen Burstyn: worked together on "The Exorcist" (1973); Burstyn claims they had an affair c. 1976; Friedkin disputes it claiming they were "just friends"
• wife Jeanne Moreau: married in 1977; divorced in 1979
• wife Lesley-Anne Down: married in 1982; divorced in 1985; mother of Friedkin's son Jack; engaged in bitter custody dispute over son
• wife Kelly Lange: married in June 1987; filed for divorce in December 1990
• wife Sherry Lansing: married on July 6, 1991 in Barbados