Writing
William Goldman
EN cinema · 46 credits
Born
12 August 1931
Died
16 November 2018 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Magic
Magic
Novel, Original Film Writer
Wild Card
Screenplay, Novel
Dreamcatcher
Screenplay
Miss America
as Self
Hearts in Atlantis
Screenplay
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
The General's Daughter
Screenplay
Absolute Power
Screenplay
The Ghost and the Darkness
Screenplay
The Chamber
Screenplay
Maverick
Writer
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Screenplay
Chaplin
Screenplay
Misery
Screenplay
Twins
Script Researcher
The Princess Bride
Screenplay, Novel
Heat
Screenplay, Novel
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Characters, Producer
Magic
Screenplay, Novel
A Bridge Too Far
Screenplay
All the President's Men
Screenplay
Marathon Man
Novel, Screenplay
The Stepford Wives
Screenplay
The Hot Rock
Screenplay
Harper
Screenplay
Masquerade
Screenplay
