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William Goldman

William Goldman

Known For Writing
Birthday Aug 12, 1931
Died Nov 16, 2018 (87)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
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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

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Wild Card

Wild Card

2015

Screenplay, Novel

Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher

2003

Screenplay

Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis

2001

Screenplay

The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

1999

Screenplay

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997

Thanks

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997

Screenplay

The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

1996

Screenplay

The Chamber

The Chamber

1996

Screenplay

Maverick

Maverick

1994

Writer

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

Screenplay

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

Screenplay

Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

1992

Writer

Misery

Misery

1990

Screenplay

Twins

Twins

1988

Script Researcher

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

1987

Screenplay, Novel

Heat

Heat

1986

Screenplay, Novel

Mr. Horn

Mr. Horn

1979

Writer

Magic

Magic

1978

Screenplay, Novel

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

1977

Screenplay

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

1976

Screenplay, Novel

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

Screenplay

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

1975

Screenplay

The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock

1972

Screenplay

Harper

Harper

1966

Screenplay

Masquerade

Masquerade

1965

Screenplay

Soldier in the Rain

Soldier in the Rain

1963

Novel

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1998

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

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