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William Finley
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Brian De Palma
was the filmographer at his wedding in 1974.
Best known by many cult fans for his lead role as struggling songwriter Winslow Leach in the rock opera
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
.
He taught in the Theatre Department of Sarah Lawrence College, which was headed by director
Wilford Leach
.
He named his son after writer
Dashiell Hammett
.
He was the same age with
Brian De Palma
and
Paul Williams
when they made
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
.
Attended Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University, which was where he met
Brian De Palma
.
One of his colleagues at Sarah Lawrence College was future filmmaker
Brian De Palma
, whom he worked with on several student films.
Father of
Dashiell Finley
.
Has English and Irish ancestry.
He was born exactly one day after his
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
co-star
Paul Williams
.
Attended and graduated from Columbia University in 1963.
Parents were William Franklin Finley II and Dorothy Wainwright.
Brother-in-law of
Stanley Weiser
.
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