William Goldman
Known for: Writing
Born: August 12, 1931
Died: November 16, 2018
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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Filmography
46 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
7.7
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
5.7
Wild Card
2015
5.5
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
6.6
Tales from the Script
2009
7.1
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
NR
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006
6.0
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
5.2
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
4.6
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
200610.0
On Location with Gunga Din
2004
5.7
Dreamcatcher
2003
8.0
Misery Loves Company
2003
8.0
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002
10.0
Miss America
2002
6.8
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
7.6
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
7.3
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001
7.3
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
6.4
The General's Daughter
1999
8.2
Good Will Hunting
1997
6.7
Absolute Power
1997
6.8
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
5.9
The Chamber
1996
NR
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
6.9
Maverick
1994
7.4
Chaplin
1992
5.7
Year of the Comet
1992
5.9
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
7.8
Misery
1990
6.1
Twins
1988
6.7
Hello Actors Studio
1988
7.7
The Princess Bride
1987
5.8
Heat
1986
7.0
American Masters
1986
5.0
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
6.8
Magic
1978
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
1977
7.2
Marathon Man
1976
7.7
All the President's Men
1976
6.5
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
6.7
The Stepford Wives
1975
6.5
The Hot Rock
1972
6.0
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1970
7.6
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
6.6
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968
6.7
Harper
1966
5.0
Masquerade
1965
6.5
Soldier in the Rain
1963NR
Magic
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