- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- August 12, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- November 16, 2018
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."
Filmography
tvHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · Novel, Screenplay
movieWild Card
2015 · Screenplay, Novel
movieA Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010 · Self
movieTales from the Script
2009 · Self
movieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
movieThe Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006 · Self
movieOut of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006 · Self
movieTelling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006 · Self
movieAll of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006 · Self
On Location with Gunga Din
movieOn Location with Gunga Din
2004 · Self
movieDreamcatcher
2003 · Screenplay
movieMisery Loves Company
2003 · Self
movieButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002 · Self
movieMiss America
2002 · Self
movieHearts in Atlantis
2001 · Screenplay
movieAs You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001 · Self
movieGoing the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001 · Self
movieClint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000 · Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
movieThe General's Daughter
1999 · Screenplay
movieGood Will Hunting
1997 · Thanks
movieAbsolute Power
1997 · Screenplay
movieThe Ghost and the Darkness
1996 · Screenplay
movieThe Chamber
1996 · Screenplay
tvInside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
movieMaverick
1994 · Writer
movieChaplin
1992 · Screenplay
movieYear of the Comet
1992 · Writer
movieMemoirs of an Invisible Man
1992 · Screenplay
movieMisery
1990 · Screenplay
movieTwins
1988 · Script Researcher
movieHello Actors Studio
1988 · Self
movieThe Princess Bride
1987 · Screenplay, Novel
movieHeat
1986 · Screenplay, Novel
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Self
movieButch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979 · Characters, Producer
movieMr. Horn
1979 · Writer
movieMagic
1978 · Novel, Screenplay
movieA Bridge Too Far
1977 · Screenplay
movieMarathon Man
1976 · Novel, Screenplay
movieAll the President's Men
1976 · Screenplay
movieThe Great Waldo Pepper
1975 · Writer
movieThe Stepford Wives
1975 · Screenplay
movieThe Hot Rock
1972 · Screenplay
movieThe Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1970 · Self
movieButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 · Writer
movieNo Way to Treat a Lady
1968 · Novel
movieHarper
1966 · Screenplay
movieMasquerade
1965 · Screenplay
movieSoldier in the Rain
1963 · Novel
Magic
movieMagic
— · Novel, Original Film Writer