Known For
Writing
Born
Aug 12, 1931
Died
Nov 16, 2018
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
50 titles
William Goldman
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."
Known For
Filmography
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Novel
Wild Card
Screenplay
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
Self
Tales from the Script
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
Self
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Self
On Location with Gunga Din
Self
Dreamcatcher
Screenplay
Misery Loves Company
Self
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Self
Miss America
Self
Hearts in Atlantis
Screenplay
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
The General's Daughter
Screenplay
Good Will Hunting
Thanks
Absolute Power
Screenplay
The Ghost and the Darkness
Screenplay
The Chamber
Screenplay
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Maverick
Writer
Chaplin
Screenplay
Year of the Comet
Writer
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Screenplay
Misery
Screenplay
Twins
Script Researcher
Hello Actors Studio
Self
The Princess Bride
Screenplay
Heat
Screenplay
American Masters
Self
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Characters
Mr. Horn
Writer
Magic
Screenplay
A Bridge Too Far
Screenplay
Marathon Man
Novel
All the President's Men
Screenplay
The Great Waldo Pepper
Writer
The Stepford Wives
Screenplay
The Hot Rock
Screenplay
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Self
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Writer
No Way to Treat a Lady
Novel
Harper
Screenplay
Masquerade
Screenplay
Soldier in the Rain
Novel
Magic
Novel