Bill Lancaster
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 Bill Lancaster from The Thing: Terror Takes Shape |
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| Born: | December 17, 1947 Los Angeles, California |
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| Died: | January 4, 1997 |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter |
William 'Bill' Henry Lancaster was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 17, 1947. He developed polio at an early age, leaving one of his legs shorter than the other. He died on January 4, 1997 due to cardiac arrest. He is the son of Burt Lancaster and Norma Anderson.
He is a screenwriter best known for his adapted screenplay for John Carpenter's The Thing which follows its source material, the short story Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell very closely. He also penned the original screenplays for The Bad News Bears films.
He is featured prominently in the documentary The Thing: Terror Takes Shape found on the collector's edition DVD of The Thing. The documentary is dedicated to him because of his death shortly after it was filmed.
