Person Details

Birthday: 1931-08-12 20:39:13

Death: 2018-11-15 20:39:13

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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Movie Involvements: 50

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

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."

Most Famous Work

Good Will Hunting
Average
8

Good Will Hunting

(1997) Thanks
Wild Card
Average
6

Wild Card

(2015) Novel
Absolute Power
Average
7

Absolute Power

(1997) Screenplay
The Princess Bride
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8

The Princess Bride

(1987) Novel
Misery
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8

Misery

(1990) Screenplay
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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8
Dreamcatcher
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6

Dreamcatcher

(2003) Screenplay
A Bridge Too Far
Average
7

A Bridge Too Far

(1977) Screenplay

Acting

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Novel
Screenplay
2015 Novel
Screenplay
2003 Screenplay
2001 Screenplay
1999 Screenplay
1997 Screenplay
Screenplay
1996 Screenplay
Screenplay
1994 Writer
1992 Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
1990 Screenplay
1987 Screenplay
Novel
1986 Novel
Screenplay
1979 Characters
Writer
1978 Novel
Screenplay
1977 Screenplay
1976 Novel
Screenplay
Screenplay
1975 Writer
Screenplay
1972 Screenplay
1969 Screenplay
1968 Novel
1966 Screenplay
1965 Screenplay
1963 Novel
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1997 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1988 Script Researcher
1979 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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