William Goldman
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: August 12, 1931
Day of Death: November 16, 2018 (87 years old)
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
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All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
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Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
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The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light