William Goldman
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-08-12 (87 years old)
Deathday
2018-11-16
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
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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 Gol...
Acting
2003
as Self
2009
as Self
1988
as Self
2004
as Self
2000
as Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
2006
2002
as Self
Production
1997
as Screenplay
1969
as Screenplay
1990
as Screenplay
1987
as Screenplay
1987
as Novel
1992
as Screenplay
1976
as Screenplay
1992
as Screenplay
1965
as Screenplay
1976
as Screenplay
1976
as Novel
1996
as Screenplay
2001
as Screenplay
1977
as Screenplay
1996
as Screenplay
2003
as Screenplay
1966
as Screenplay
1975
as Screenplay
1978
as Novel
1994
as Writer
1978
as Screenplay
1986
as Screenplay
1986
as Novel
1968
as Novel
1972
as Screenplay
1992
as Writer
1979
as Characters
1979
as Producer
1963
as Novel
2015
as Screenplay
2015
as Novel
1999
as Screenplay
1979
as Writer
1997
as Thanks
1975
as Writer
1988
as Script Researcher
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