William Goldman
Writing
- Born
- August 12, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- November 16, 2018 (age 87)
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.
Read moreShow less
Author Sean Egan has described Goldman as "one of the late twentieth century’s most popular storytellers."
Known for
Misery
November 30, 1990
The Princess Bride
September 25, 1987
Twins
December 9, 1988
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
September 23, 1969
All the President's Men
April 9, 1976
Wild Card
January 14, 2015
Dreamcatcher
March 21, 2003
Maverick
May 20, 1994
Absolute Power
February 14, 1997
Marathon Man
October 8, 1976
Chaplin
December 17, 1992
The Ghost and the Darkness
October 11, 1996
Behind the camera29
- 2015Wild Card Screenplay, Novel
- 2003Dreamcatcher Screenplay
- 2001Hearts in Atlantis Screenplay
- 1999The General's Daughter Screenplay
- 1997Absolute Power Screenplay
- 1996The Ghost and the Darkness Screenplay
- 1996The Chamber Screenplay
- 1994Maverick Writer
- 1992Chaplin Screenplay
- 1992Year of the Comet Writer