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."
Awards & recognition
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1988
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1977
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1970
- Edgar Awards · 1967
- Writers Guild of America Award
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- Locus Award — Best Fantasy Novel · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1970 · nominated
Filmography30 titles
Good Will Hunting
Misery
The Princess Bride
All the President's Men
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Chaplin
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
American Masters
A Bridge Too Far
Marathon Man
Maverick
Hearts in Atlantis
The Ghost and the Darkness
Magic
Absolute Power
The Stepford Wives
No Way to Treat a Lady
Harper
The Hot Rock
The Great Waldo Pepper
The General's Daughter
The Chamber
Twins
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Year of the Comet
Heat
Wild Card
Dreamcatcher
Masquerade