Person
William Goldman
Writing · 1931–2018 · 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
Good Will Hunting
Thanks
American Masters
Self
The Princess Bride
Screenplay
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Novel
Absolute Power
Screenplay
Wild Card
Screenplay
Dreamcatcher
Screenplay
The Ghost and the Darkness
Screenplay
Misery
Screenplay
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Writer
Filmography
- 2020Home Movie: The Princess BrideNovel
- 2015Wild CardScreenplay
- 2010A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad HallSelf
- 2009Tales from the ScriptSelf
- 2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightSelf
- 2006The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and SundanceSelf
- 2006Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep ThroatSelf
- 2006Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"Self
- 2006All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'Self
- 2004On Location with Gunga DinSelf
- 2003DreamcatcherScreenplay
- 2003Misery Loves CompanySelf
- 2002Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of TimeSelf
- 2002Miss AmericaSelf
- 2001Hearts in AtlantisScreenplay
- 2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'Self
- 2001Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'Self
- 2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelf - Screenwriter / Novelist
- 1999The General's DaughterScreenplay
- 1997Good Will HuntingThanks
- 1997Absolute PowerScreenplay
- 1996The Ghost and the DarknessScreenplay
- 1996The ChamberScreenplay
- 1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf
- 1994MaverickWriter
- 1992ChaplinScreenplay
- 1992Year of the CometWriter
- 1992Memoirs of an Invisible ManScreenplay
- 1990MiseryScreenplay
- 1988TwinsScript Researcher
- 1988Hello Actors StudioSelf
- 1987The Princess BrideScreenplay
- 1986HeatScreenplay
- 1986American MastersSelf
- 1979Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysCharacters
- 1979Mr. HornWriter
- 1978MagicNovel
- 1977A Bridge Too FarScreenplay
- 1976Marathon ManNovel
- 1976All the President's MenScreenplay
- 1975The Great Waldo PepperWriter
- 1975The Stepford WivesScreenplay
- 1972The Hot RockScreenplay
- 1970The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'Self
- 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidWriter
- 1968No Way to Treat a LadyNovel
- 1966HarperScreenplay
- 1965MasqueradeScreenplay
- 1963Soldier in the RainNovel
- —MagicNovel
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