Biography
William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 15, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and again for All the President's Men (1976), about journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon for the Washington Post. Both films starred Robert Redford.
His other notable works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and comedy-fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which Goldman adapted for film.
Author Sean Egan has described Goldman as "one of the late twentieth century’s most popular storytellers."
Filmography
all 50
Movies 47
Screenplay 19
self 19
Writer 7
TV Shows 3
Producer 1
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
Wild Card (2015)
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
The General's Daughter (1999)
Absolute Power (1997)
The Chamber (1996)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Maverick (1994)
Chaplin (1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Misery (1990)
Twins (1988)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Heat (1986)
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
Mr. Horn (1979)
Magic (1978)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Marathon Man (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Hot Rock (1972)
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)
Harper (1966)
Masquerade (1965)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1931-08-12
Deathday2018-11-16 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceHighland Park, United States
ChildrenSusanna Goldman, Jenny Rebecca Goldman
SiblingsJames Goldman
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Writers Guild of America Award, Edgar Awards
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