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William Goldman

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."


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Born:
Aug 12, 1931 In Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the movie Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000-09-27
Latest Project:
Movie Vice 2018-12-25
Known For
Poster of Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Poster of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Poster of As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Poster of Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Filmography
Movie Vice Dennis Hastert 2018-12-25
Movie The Wrong Man Fred Cassidy 2017-12-29
Movie The Phoenix Incident Dr. Robert Weissman 2015-06-16
Movie The Next Dance Dean 2014-10-14
Movie Black November Rick 2012-12-07
Movie A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall Self 2010-08-03
Movie Tales from the Script Self 2009-01-10
Movie All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' Self 2006-01-01
Movie Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat Self 2006-02-28
Movie Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light Self 2006-07-18
Movie Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" Self 2006-02-28
Movie Miss America Self 2002-01-27
Movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time Self 2002-07-02
Movie Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' Self 2001-08-28
Movie As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' Self 2001-09-04
Movie Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Self - Screenwriter / Novelist 2000-09-27