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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.
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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.
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1970
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."
Gender
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Birthday
August 12, 1931
Died
November 16, 2018
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1970
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
Tales from the Script
2009
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Miss America
2002
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006
On Location with Gunga Din
2004
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
Hello Actors Studio
1988
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
Misery Loves Company
2003
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001
