Bill Lancaster
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| Bill Lancaster | |
 Bill Lancaster from
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape |
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| Born | December 17, 1947 Los Angeles |
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| Died | January 4, 1997 (aged 49) Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
William 'Bill' Henry Lancaster (December 17, 1947 – January 4, 1997) was an American screenwriter. He was the son of Burt Lancaster and Norma Anderson. He was born in Los Angeles, California, developing polio at an early age, leaving one of his legs shorter than the other. He died at the age of 49 due to cardiac arrest.
Lancaster's best known work is his adapted screenplay for John Carpenter's The Thing. He also penned the original screenplays for The Bad News Bears films.
He features 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.
