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William Kotzwinkle

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William Kotzwinkle was born in 1943 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), Book of Love (1990) and Walter the Farting Dog. He has been married to Elizabeth Gundy since 1965.
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    A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
    A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1988
    Danny Nucci, Josie Bissett, Keith Coogan, John Cameron Mitchell, and Chris Young in Book of Love (1990)
    Book of Love
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1990
    Walter the Farting Dog
    • Writer
      Fat Boys: Are You Ready for Freddy (1988)
      Fat Boys: Are You Ready for Freddy
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Writer
      • 1988

      Credits

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      Writer

      • Danny Nucci, Josie Bissett, Keith Coogan, John Cameron Mitchell, and Chris Young in Book of Love (1990)
        Book of Love
        6.2
        • novel "Jack in the Box"
        • screenplay
        • 1990
      • Fat Boys: Are You Ready for Freddy (1988)
        Fat Boys: Are You Ready for Freddy
        6.5
        Music Video
        • story
        • 1988
      • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
        A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
        5.6
        • story
        • 1988
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Personal details

      • Born
        • 1943
        • Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
      • Spouse
        • Elizabeth Gundy1965 - present
      • Other works
        Fiction: "The Fan Man Returns", "Playboy" (USA), April 1999, p.88-90+96.

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        Known as writing the novelization of the screenplay of E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial.

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