William Goldman
Writing
- Born:
- 1931-08-12
- Died:
- 2018-11-16
- Place of birth:
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Wild Card
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
Tales from the Script
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
On Location with Gunga Din
Dreamcatcher
Misery Loves Company
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Miss America
Hearts in Atlantis
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
The General's Daughter
Good Will Hunting
Absolute Power
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Chamber
Inside the Actors Studio
Maverick
Chaplin
Year of the Comet
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Misery
Twins
Hello Actors Studio
The Princess Bride
Heat
American Masters
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Magic
The South Bank Show
A Bridge Too Far
Marathon Man
All the President's Men
The Great Waldo Pepper
The Stepford Wives
The Hot Rock
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
No Way to Treat a Lady
Harper
Masquerade
Soldier in the Rain
Magic